NPCC4: Tail risk, climate drivers of extreme heat, and new methods for extreme event projections

L Ortiz, C Braneon, R Horton, D Bader… - Annals of the New …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract We summarize historic New York City (NYC) climate change trends and provide the
latest scientific analyses on projected future changes based on a range of global …

[PDF][PDF] Point of departure and key concepts

R Ara Begum, R Lempert, A Elham, TA Benjaminsen… - 2022 - duo.uio.no
Executive Summary The IPCC Working Group II contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report
addresses the challenges of climate action in the context of sustainable development with a …

[HTML][HTML] Defining and conceptualizing equity and justice in climate adaptation

SE Walker, EA Smith, N Bennett, E Bannister… - Global Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Diverse disciplines are contributing to the growing body of evidence exploring the
interaction between climate adaptation and justice and/or equity. As a result, the literature …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping the evolution and current trends in climate change adaptation science

J Nalau, B Verrall - Climate Risk Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Research on climate change adaptation has increased in number and significance since the
1970s. Yet, the volume of information on adaptation is now difficult to manage given its vast …

Risks, health consequences, and response challenges for small-island-based populations: observations from the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season

JM Shultz, JP Kossin, JM Shepherd… - Disaster medicine and …, 2019 - cambridge.org
The intensely active 2017 Atlantic basin hurricane season provided an opportunity to
examine how climate drivers, including warming oceans and rising seas, exacerbated …

Social dimensions of climate hazards in rural communities of the global North: An intersectionality framework

HM Walker, A Culham, AJ Fletcher, MG Reed - Journal of Rural Studies, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•Intersectionality remains largely conceptual in climate hazards research in the
global North.•We provide an analytical framework for empirical intersectionality climate …

[HTML][HTML] Climate change and health equity: A public health perspective on climate justice

G Bolte, L Dandolo, S Gepp, C Hornberg… - Journal of Health …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The discourse on climate justice has developed from the theoretical
approaches and discussions on environmental justice. A central tenet of the concept of …

[HTML][HTML] Human adaptation to heat in the context of climate change: A conceptual framework

MÁ Navas-Martín, T Cuerdo-Vilches… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate change is causing serious damage to natural and social systems, as well as having
an impact on human health. Among the direct effects of climate change is the rise in global …

NPCC4: Climate risk and equity—advancing knowledge toward a sustainable future| Introduction

D Balk, C Braneon, R Leichenko, R Moss, J Towers - 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This Introduction to NPCC4 provides an overview of the first three NPCC Reports and
contextualizes NPCC4's deliberate decision to address justice, equity, diversity, and …

Redefining exposure science to advance research supporting cumulative impacts, environmental justice, and decision-making

NS Tulve, A Guiseppi-Elie, AM Geller… - Journal of Exposure …, 2023 - nature.com
Exposure science is often described as characterizing and predicting the intersection of
chemical, biological, and physical agents with receptors, including individuals …