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SECTION SCOPE

The PLOS Climate Adaptation section covers all aspects of adaptation to the impacts of climate change, including (but not limited to):

Community-based adaptation
Gender-based adaptation
Reducing vulnerabilities
Building adaptive capacity
Strengthening resilience
Sustainable development
Co-benefits with mitigation
Nature-based solutions
Institutional adaptation
Infrastructural adaptation
Natural hazard preparedness
Early warning systems
Maladaptation

For a full list of the Academic Editors serving in this section, please visit the PLOS Climate editorial board page.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS IN THIS SECTION

Rose D, Birchall SJ (2025) Exploring key priorities for climate change adaptation research. PLOS Clim 4(12): e0000794. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000794

Ofosu A (2026) Unraveling the nuances of climate change maladaptation: A call for more verstehen perspectives. PLOS Clim 5(1): e0000784. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000784

Katende R (2026) Bridging the macro–micro divide through a new paradigm for climate resilience assessment in data-scarce regions. PLOS Clim 5(1): e0000662. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000662

Rose D, Birchall SJ, Filimonova N, Jacobsen RB, Duffy J (2025) Climate adaptation in northern communities: The value of framing, flexibility, and knowledge. PLOS Clim 4(11): e0000759. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000759

MacLeod C, Sidira G, Kapazga T, Njolomole P, Panulo M, Vigneri M, et al. (2025) Household sanitation access before and after an extreme weather event: Tropical Cyclone Freddy in rural Malawi. PLOS Clim 4(10): e0000721. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000721

Guillén Bolaños T, Scheffran J, García A, López H, Castillo Lorío MA, Máñez Costa M, et al. (2025) Assessing the feasibility of climate adaptation options using local expertise and participatory approaches: The case of Puerto Morazán, Nicaragua. PLOS Clim 4(10): e0000510. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000510

Samhouri JF, Detmer AR, Marshall KN, Stier AC, Berger A, Liu OR, et al. (2025) Course corrections responding to climate impacts produce divergent effects on population biomass and harvest in fisheries. PLOS Clim 4(10): e0000624. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000624

Shackleton S, Methner N, Sibanda D, Odoom E, Mutegi R (2025) Coupling human development and adaptation through enhancing adaptive capacity and equity in climate change adaptation projects: Insights from practitioners in Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa. PLOS Clim 4(9): e0000697. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000697

McMichael C, Yee M, Cornish G, Lutu A, McNamara KE (2025) Adaptive capacity in Pacific Islands: Responding to coastal and climatic change in Nagigi village, Fiji. PLOS Clim 4(7): e0000504. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000504

Verschuur J, Becker A (2025) The overlooked sustainability trade-offs of port adaptation at scale. PLOS Clim 4(8): e0000695. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000695

Franco M, Díez J, Vidal I, Cohen N, Batalla I (2025) Universal, healthy and sustainable school meals: An opportunity for impactful food and climate research. PLOS Clim 4(7): e0000676. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000676

Prakash A, Totin E, Kemp G, Kerr RB, Roberts D (2025) Bridging the gap: Promoting gender equity in climate change adaptation in the global south. PLOS Clim 4(6): e0000556. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000556

Yule EL, Kythreotis AP, Harcourt R, Howarth C, Porter J, Falloon P, et al. (2025) The opportunities and challenges of developing and implementing local climate adaptation targets. PLOS Clim 4(5): e0000634. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000634

Haque CE, Shehab MK, Faisal IM (2025) Meeting climate change challenges in coastal Bangladesh: A study of technology-based adaptations in water use in Satkhira District. PLOS Clim 4(4): e0000460. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000460

Eriksen C, Simon GL (2025) Social resilience research on climate-related hazards: Trends, accomplishments and shortcomings. PLOS Clim 4(4): e0000496. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000496

Olazabal M, Alda-Vidal C, Hernández-Manrique OL, Goodwin S, Amorim-Maia AT, Loroño-Leturiondo M, et al. (2025) Transdisciplinarity in climate change adaptation: An agenda for evidence generation. PLOS Clim 4(4): e0000612. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000612

Cooper S, Cloos P, Abraham C, McPherson N, Ravaliere T, Harris-Glenville F (2025) What can be said about risks, vulnerabilities, and adaptation to climate change in Caribbean small island developing states (SIDS)? The case of Dominica. A qualitative study. PLOS Clim 4(4): e0000275. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000275

Ciullo A, Franzke CLE, Scheffran J, Sillmann J (2025) Climate-driven systemic risk to the sustainable development goals. PLOS Clim 4(4): e0000564. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000564

Barrett TM, Soarimalala V, Pender M, Kramer RA, Nunn CL (2025) Climate Change Perceptions and Adaptive Behavior Among Smallholder Farmers in Northeast Madagascar. PLOS Clim 4(3): e0000501. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000501

Rauniyar SK, Shiiba N, Yamasaki L, Tomoi H, Tomoi H, West MK, et al. (2025) Climate-related bilateral official development assistance (ODA) and vulnerability: A comparative study of allocation and effectiveness. PLOS Clim 4(2): e0000382. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000382

Prakash A (2024) Breaking the Mold: Have gendered dynamics been overlooked in South Asian Adaptation Challenges? PLOS Clim 3(12): e0000475. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000475

Haer T, de Ruiter M (2024) A multi-hazard perspective on equitable adaptation and how to assess it. PLOS Clim 3(12): e0000521. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000521

Dupar M (2024) Why ecosystem-based adaptation and gender justice go hand in hand. PLOS Clim 3(10): e0000507. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000507

Mix EC, Hamele M, Dannenberg AL, Freitag R, Errett NA (2024) Integrating climate change into state hazard mitigation plans: A five-year follow-up survey of state hazard mitigation officers. PLOS Clim 3(10): e0000385. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000385

Mafuca JM, Mutombene RJ, Filipe O, Abdula S, Malauene BS, Dias N, et al. (2024) Planning for climate change resilience—Collation, update and assessment of Mozambique’s marine fisheries data and management. PLOS Clim 3(10): e0000494. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000494

Nagendra H, Goswami S, Mundoli S (2024) Climate data democracy is essential for climate action. PLOS Clim 3(7): e0000447. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000447

Walker SE, Bennett N, Smith EA, Nuckols T, Narayana A, Lee J, et al. (2024) Unintended consequences of nature-based solutions: Social equity and flood buyouts. PLOS Clim 3(7): e0000328. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000328

Verschuur J, Fernández-Pérez A, Mühlhofer E, Nirandjan S, Borgomeo E, Becher O, et al. (2024) Quantifying climate risks to infrastructure systems: A comparative review of developments across infrastructure sectors. PLOS Clim 3(4): e0000331. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000331

Howarth C (2024) Preparing for heat risk is complex: Aligning adaptation and mitigation is essential. PLOS Clim 3(3): e0000371. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000371

Clech L, Sierra JP, Mannan MA, Kabir MMS, Barua M, Espinoza J-C, et al. (2024) Local social-ecological context explains seasonal rural-rural migration of the poorest in south-west Bangladesh. PLOS Clim 3(3): e0000239. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000239

Läderach P, Desai B, Pacillo G, Roy S, Kosec K, Ruckstuhl S, et al. (2024) Using climate financing wisely to address multiple crises. PLOS Clim 3(2): e0000355. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000355

Samhouri JF, Feist BE, Jacox M, Liu OR, Richerson K, Steiner E, et al. (2024) Stay or go? Geographic variation in risks due to climate change for fishing fleets that adapt in-place or adapt on-the-move. PLOS Clim 3(2): e0000285. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000285

Niemann J, El-Mahdi M, Samuelsen H, Tersbøl BP (2024) Gender relations and decision-making on climate change adaptation in rural East African households: A qualitative systematic review. PLOS Clim 3(1): e0000279. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000279

Bergh SI, Geertsema D (2024) Three priorities for evidence-based governance of heatwave events in Europe. PLOS Clim 3(1): e0000335. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000335

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