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Climate Adaptation and Resilience Economics

A Special Issue of Climate (ISSN 2225-1154) belonging to the section "Climate and Economics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 1767

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Dr. Sisi Meng

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SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
Interests: environmental, energy and resource economics and policy; applied economics; international and development economics and policy; sustainability; disaster risk reduction

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue focuses on Climate Adaptation and Resilience Economics, examining how economic research can advance strategies that reduce vulnerability and strengthen resilience in the face of climate change, ecological degradation, and increasing disaster risks. As environmental pressures intensify globally, there is a growing need for economic approaches that address uncertainty, complexity, and inequality across spatial and temporal scales.

The issue invites contributions that incorporate both micro- and macroeconomic perspectives on climate adaptation and resilience. Submissions may examine how individuals, households, firms, and governments respond to climate and environmental risks, and how economic instruments—whether market-based, regulatory, or hybrid—can support adaptive decision-making, efficient resource allocation, and equitable outcomes.

We welcome empirical and theoretical research that analyzes the economic dimensions of disaster risk reduction, climate adaptation, and ecosystem-based resilience. Relevant topics include methodological advances in ecosystem service valuation, dynamic optimization under uncertainty, spatial modeling of vulnerability and exposure, resilience-oriented cost–benefit analysis, and the design of adaptive policy instruments such as carbon pricing, payment for ecosystem services, nature-based solutions, and green finance mechanisms.

This Special Issue encourages interdisciplinary research and aims to advance the emerging field of climate adaptation and resilience economics by integrating insights from environmental economics, development economics, disaster risk management, and sustainability science. We particularly welcome research that accounts for risk, uncertainty, distributional impacts, and long-term system resilience, as well as research that offers practical insights for strengthening resilient livelihoods, institutions, and ecosystems in both developed and developing contexts.

We welcome original research articles, literature reviews, and short communications. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

  1. Integrated modeling of sustainability and resilience outcomes;
  2. Economic valuation of ecosystem services under uncertainty;
  3. Household- and firm-level adaptation to environmental and climate risks;
  4. Market-based and regulatory instruments for risk mitigation;
  5. Governance strategies for reducing environmental vulnerability;
  6. Financial mechanisms that support climate resilience;
  7. Resilience-informed investment planning and cost–benefit analysis;
  8. Nature-based solutions for disaster risk reduction and ecosystem restoration;
  9. Agricultural, energy, and water systems under climate stress;
  10. Behavioral economics and decision-making under environmental risk;
  11. Climate-induced migration and its economic implications;
  12. Environmental justice and the distributional impacts of adaptation policies.

Dr. Sisi Meng
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • climate economics
  • climate adaptation
  • disaster risk reduction
  • environmental policy
  • vulnerability and resilience
  • sustainable development
  • environmental justice

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Climate Change and Poverty in the MENA Region: Evidence from a Panel ARDL Model Using Household Consumption and Infant Mortality
by Aziz Razzouki, Mounsif Ridaoui, Fadma Razzouki, Mohamed Oudgou, Mustapha Ouatmane and Abdeslam Boudhar
Climate 2026, 14(9), 171; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli14090171 - 23 Aug 2026
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Climate change is becoming an increasingly important source of economic and health vulnerability in developing countries. This study examines the dynamic relationship between climate change and poverty across 22 countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region from 2000 to 2023. [...] Read more.
Climate change is becoming an increasingly important source of economic and health vulnerability in developing countries. This study examines the dynamic relationship between climate change and poverty across 22 countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region from 2000 to 2023. Poverty is captured through two indicators: household consumption expenditure, the monetary dimension, and infant mortality, the non-monetary dimension. Methodologically, the analysis relies on a panel autoregressive distributed lag (panel ARDL) model, estimated using the Pooled Mean Group (PMG) and Mean Group (MG) approaches. The results reveal a long-run relationship among climatic variables, macroeconomic factors, and poverty-related indicators. In the long run, precipitation is associated with a decline in household consumption expenditure, while temperature is associated with higher infant mortality, indicating a deterioration in both monetary and health-related well-being under changing climatic conditions. In the short run, rising temperatures are also associated with lower household consumption expenditure, revealing the immediate vulnerability of living standards to climate shocks. In addition, GDP per capita is associated with higher household consumption and lower infant mortality, while education is associated with lower health-related poverty. Inflation appears to exacerbate poverty, whereas the positive association between health expenditure and infant mortality suggests reverse causality or inefficiencies in the allocation of health resources. These findings highlight the need to articulate climate adaptation strategy, macroeconomic stability, education investment, and improved efficiency of health spending in order to achieve sustainable reduction in poverty in the MENA region. Full article
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Climate Adaptation and Economic Perspectives on Anti-Hail Net Adoption in Apple Orchards: An Exploratory Case Study in Southern Brazil
by Danielle Elis Garcia Furuya, Édson Luis Bolfe, Victória Beatriz Soares, Franco da Silveira, Jayme Garcia Arnal Barbedo and Luciano Gebler
Climate 2026, 14(8), 160; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli14080160 - 6 Aug 2026
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Hail events represent a major source of economic risk in apple production, leading to significant losses in yield and marketable output. Although anti-hail net systems are increasingly adopted as a mitigation strategy, evidence on their economic viability remains limited, especially in emerging regions. [...] Read more.
Hail events represent a major source of economic risk in apple production, leading to significant losses in yield and marketable output. Although anti-hail net systems are increasingly adopted as a mitigation strategy, evidence on their economic viability remains limited, especially in emerging regions. This study examines the economic dimensions of anti-hail net adoption in apple orchards in Vacaria, southern Brazil, by integrating remote sensing data, official loss records, and producer interviews. Multitemporal Sentinel-2 imagery was used to map the expansion of net-covered areas between 2016 and 2026. Economic loss data from eight recorded hail events, obtained from official government sources, were analyzed, along with apple area and production data. Exploratory interviews provided insights into installation costs, production losses, and perceived benefits. Results indicate a clear expansion of anti-hail nets associated with substantial hail losses. Producers reported pre-adoption losses of 30–90%, installation costs of Brazilian Real (BRL) 40,000–55,000 per hectare, and estimated payback periods of 3–4 years. These findings highlight the value of integrating remote sensing, official disaster records, and producer knowledge to support exploratory climate adaptation and economic assessments. Full article
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