A climate of public readiness: climate adaptation action
The discourse surrounding climate change and the adaptation solutions needed to mitigate its impacts is often framed in terms of future time horizons. However, it has become increasingly clear that impacts are occurring today, so public awareness and engagement are critical. Despite the growing reco...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Frontiers Media S.A.
2025-07-01
|
| Series: | Frontiers in Climate |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fclim.2025.1566104/full |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1849707443850838016 |
|---|---|
| author | Thomas H. Beery Ryan D. Bergstrom |
| author_facet | Thomas H. Beery Ryan D. Bergstrom |
| author_sort | Thomas H. Beery |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The discourse surrounding climate change and the adaptation solutions needed to mitigate its impacts is often framed in terms of future time horizons. However, it has become increasingly clear that impacts are occurring today, so public awareness and engagement are critical. Despite the growing recognition of the worsening climate crisis, the gap between public understanding and approval of adaptation strategies remains a significant obstacle to community resilience in many locations. One country where broad-based public support for climate adaptation is emerging is Sweden, and one region within Sweden that is acutely experiencing the immediate impacts of climate change is Skåne. This perspective highlights a critical opportunity for decision-makers in southern Sweden to capitalize on public support to implement adaptation solutions now. While doing so, we argue that while climate adaptation may look different elsewhere, the combination of historical vulnerabilities, climate threats, public support, and governance structures is universal. Thus, the lessons learned in southern Sweden are generalizable to other similar contexts. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-dfca5cd50abb4e8281aa2a5d60ca97e8 |
| institution | DOAJ |
| issn | 2624-9553 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2025-07-01 |
| publisher | Frontiers Media S.A. |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Frontiers in Climate |
| spelling | doaj-art-dfca5cd50abb4e8281aa2a5d60ca97e82025-08-20T03:15:54ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Climate2624-95532025-07-01710.3389/fclim.2025.15661041566104A climate of public readiness: climate adaptation actionThomas H. Beery0Ryan D. Bergstrom1School of Natural Sciences, Kristianstad University, Sustainable Multifunctional Landscape group, Kristianstad, SwedenDepartment of Geography, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN, United StatesThe discourse surrounding climate change and the adaptation solutions needed to mitigate its impacts is often framed in terms of future time horizons. However, it has become increasingly clear that impacts are occurring today, so public awareness and engagement are critical. Despite the growing recognition of the worsening climate crisis, the gap between public understanding and approval of adaptation strategies remains a significant obstacle to community resilience in many locations. One country where broad-based public support for climate adaptation is emerging is Sweden, and one region within Sweden that is acutely experiencing the immediate impacts of climate change is Skåne. This perspective highlights a critical opportunity for decision-makers in southern Sweden to capitalize on public support to implement adaptation solutions now. While doing so, we argue that while climate adaptation may look different elsewhere, the combination of historical vulnerabilities, climate threats, public support, and governance structures is universal. Thus, the lessons learned in southern Sweden are generalizable to other similar contexts.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fclim.2025.1566104/fullclimate changeadaptationmitigationresiliencepublic readinessclimate action |
| spellingShingle | Thomas H. Beery Ryan D. Bergstrom A climate of public readiness: climate adaptation action Frontiers in Climate climate change adaptation mitigation resilience public readiness climate action |
| title | A climate of public readiness: climate adaptation action |
| title_full | A climate of public readiness: climate adaptation action |
| title_fullStr | A climate of public readiness: climate adaptation action |
| title_full_unstemmed | A climate of public readiness: climate adaptation action |
| title_short | A climate of public readiness: climate adaptation action |
| title_sort | climate of public readiness climate adaptation action |
| topic | climate change adaptation mitigation resilience public readiness climate action |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fclim.2025.1566104/full |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT thomashbeery aclimateofpublicreadinessclimateadaptationaction AT ryandbergstrom aclimateofpublicreadinessclimateadaptationaction AT thomashbeery climateofpublicreadinessclimateadaptationaction AT ryandbergstrom climateofpublicreadinessclimateadaptationaction |