Advances in complex climate change risk assessment for adaptation

Recent advances in climate change risk assessment and management and their application across cities, coastal zones, and finance highlight promising opportunities for near-term action to better govern complex climate change risk and advance adaptation implementation. Positioning applications of part...

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Main Authors: Nicholas P. Simpson, Edward Sparkes, Marleen de Ruiter, Robert Šakić Trogrlić, Marlon Vieira Passos, Julius Schlumberger, Judy Lawrence, Reinhard Mechler, Stefan Hochrainer-Stigler
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-08-01
Series:npj Climate Action
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-025-00281-y
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