Investments in human capital are low, inequality is high, a regionalized world leads to reduced trade flows, and institutional development is unfavorable, leaving large numbers of people vulnerable to climate change and many parts of the world with low adaptive capacity. (link.springer.com)
We found that high concentration areas for species with traits conferring highest sensitivity and lowest adaptive capacity differ from those of highly exposed species, and we identify areas where exposure - based assessments alone may over or under - estimate climate change impacts. (journals.plos.org)
Food insecurity means lower adaptive capacity to deal with all kinds of change. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)