Brazil experiences extreme weather and climate events that cause numerous economic and
social losses, and according to climate change projections, these events will increase in …

Maps synthesizing climate, biophysical and socioeconomic data have become part of the
standard tool‐kit for communicating the risks of climate change to society. Vulnerability maps …

The worldwide historical carbon (C) losses due to Land Use and Land-Use Change
between 1870 and 2014 are estimated at 148 Pg C (1 Pg= 1 billion ton). South America is …

Extreme events usually cause numerous economic and social losses, especially in
vulnerable countries, such as Brazil. Understanding whether the evolution of Earth System …

Even if the thresholds set out in the Paris Agreement are reached, several impacts on the
climate system are still inevitable, generating new vulnerabilities and amplifying those that …

Even if the maximum global warming thresholds established by the Paris Agreement (1.5
and 2° C relative to pre-industrial levels) are not exceeded, part of the climate system …

Brazilian cities host 86% of the country's population and have been more intensely hit by
rising temperatures than the average of cities across the world over the last century …

City governments worldwide are increasingly introducing adaptation actions and climate
responses in their policies and agendas, but the speed and success of these initiatives vary …

All over the world, there is a pressing need to better understand how climate change has
been incorporated into governmental agendas, and evaluate the status of adaptation …

Worldwide cities are at the forefront of tackling climate change; however, it is not clear to
what extent they are prepared for the challenge, particularly in the context of lower income …