New IPCC Special Report
With regard to the IHDP central field of research - humans affecting the environment and being affected by it, the forthcoming “Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation” from the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirms the relation between extreme weather events and climate change. |Read more
'Climate and Development' – special issue published
A special issue of Climate and Development is now available, offering new knowledge and opinion in the emerging field of 'sustainable adaptation'. The articles present empirical evidence from diverse contexts such as Vietnam, Kenya, and the UK, and discuss the conceptual and practical challenges of how to understand adaptation through the lens of sustainability. |Read more