..., reconstruction, and persistent vulnerability, with methodology, study scope, and originality notes. Derna floods Disaster reconstruction Flood risk management Socio-economic impacts Libya Climate change Flooding represents a hydrological phenomenon characterized by the temporary inundation...

... The study finds that the Kedarnath disaster was not solely a natural calamity but a compounded crisis driven by climate change, unregulated tourism, deforestation and weak governance. Poor early warning systems and inadequate disaster preparedness intensified the impact. Comparative analysis with similar...

...Dhanya Praveen; Jayarajan Kunnampalli Purpose This paper aims to inform the readers an overview of expected impacts of sea level rise (SLR) and climate change on rice crops area, yield and the urgent need to build climate responsive infrastructures to a coastal district, Alappuzha – a high-risk...

... gaps and mismatches in climate change adaptation in the built environment in Malta. The research focuses on the positionality of the professionals working in the sector as they operate within a legal framework guided through various policies, and through their role and responsibility...

... TOPSIS Climatic disasters Climate change Universiti Malaysia Pahang PGRS220342 Built environments are significantly affected by climatic disasters (Ali et al., 2020). Such disasters, including extreme floods, hurricanes, cyclones and heat waves, have detrimental effects...

... resources, collaboration and coherence of governance vision. Design/methodology/approach The paper is a comprehensive analysis of internal governance processes in climate change adaptation. It is based on an extensive literature review and semi-structured interviews at the local level – i.e...

... events in recent decades. Climate change appears to be a significant contributing factor to destructive floods. Thus, this paper aims to assess the susceptibility of this area to flash floods in case of heavy downpours. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses a variety of computational approaches...

... Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Climate change Resilience Retrofitting Passive measures Active measures Renewable measures The building sector has the highest potential for curbing anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Dipasquale et al., 2019 ; UNEP, 2021...

... professionals who must play extraordinary roles in achieving better sustainable construction. Therefore, this study aims to identify the job attributes of key Sri Lankan construction professionals in addressing challenges associated with climate change. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted a mixed...

...Tingneyuc Sekac; Sujoy Kumar Jana; Indrajit Pal Purpose The climate change and related impacts are experienced around the world. There arise different triggering factors to climate change and impact. The purpose of this study is to figure out how changes in vegetation cover may or may not have...

...Muhammad Waresul Hassan Nipun; Md Ashik-Ur-Rahman; Sharmin Yousuf Rikta; Afshana Parven; Indrajit Pal Purpose The effects of population growth in the developing world and climate change have increased the stress on available water resources. The majority of Rajshahi city, Bangladesh...

... Systematic review Climate change Resilience has long been a concept of great interest in a wide range of disciplines, including biology and ecology (Holling, 1973 ; Adger et al., 2005), psychology (Garmezy, 1974), physics and engineering (Bodin and Wiman, 2004 ; Brown, 2014), social...

... Licensed re-use rights only Climate resilience Vulnerability WASH Urban poor Slums Ladder Resilience Climate change Climate change and its effects are evident in the past few decades. High temperatures, sea-level rise and changing precipitation patterns have resulted in increased...

... some of the tools for an estimate of the impact of climate change on humans (Gbetibouo and Ringler, 2009 ; Abson et al., 2012). Some environmental policies are formulated (Stelzenmüller et al., 2010); vulnerability assessment methods are applied to identify the vulnerable areas...

...Ariyaningsih; Vibhas Sukhwani; Rajib Shaw Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the inter- and intra-relationships between climate change and urban flood risk in Balikpapan city. Design/methodology/approach This study adopts a qualitative method by applying the driver–pressure–state...

... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) sixth assessment report (AR6) written by Oppenheimer et al. (2019), is clear that sea level is rising, resulting in increased flooding in coastal communities. These impacts are palpable in areas regarded as slums and informal settlements in developing...

...Olasunkanmi Habeeb Okunola; Abdullateef Iyanda Bako Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors influencing residents’ adaptation strategies to climate change effects in Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach The metropolis was stratified into low, medium...

... are collected and analyzed. Findings The study’s major finding is that the flood protection system succeeded in protecting the Greater Tokyo area from flooding. Typhoon Hagibis maintained its power until landing because of climate change and caused record-breaking rainfall. In a worst-case scenario...

... aggravated human behaviours related to climate change and energy efficiency. Therefore, education relevant to energy efficiency and climate change is identified as a vital requirement in the present education sector. This study aims to identify existing capacity needs for integrating massive open online...

... why this paper focuses on such issues. Design/methodology/approach This paper is derived from a toolkit that was produced for Oxfam Australia. Disasters and climate change are major drivers of poverty and significantly affect the communities that development programs of Oxfam Australia aim...