Climate change is a hazardous threat to sustainable development

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Sourced from the stated research gap and stated challenges and future-work section and abstract of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2024 and 2026, spanning 7 journals. Those papers have been cited 92 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 8 representative gaps

• Climate Vulnerability and Adaptation in Mabini,Bohol (2026) · International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research · doi

  The study identifies a gap in the understanding of climate vulnerability and adaptation practices in coastal communities. The research aims to contribute to the understanding of the relationship between climate vulnerability and adaptation practices.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: study identifies gap understanding climate vulnerability adaptation practices
• Assessment of Climate Variability and Associated Health Implications under Cyclonic and Anticyclonic Atmospheric Conditions in Ado-Ekiti, Southwestern Nigeria (2026) · Nigerian Journal of Applied Physics · doi

  Climate variability remains a major driver of environmental change and socio-economic vulnerability across tropical regions. The growing frequency of weather-related hazards poses a significant challenge to environmental planning and public-health adaptation strategies. Understanding the mechanisms responsible for climatic fluctuations is essential for addressing these challenges.

  generalstated challengesevidence 5/5
  Keywords: climate variability remains major driver environmental change socio-economic
• Climate-induced coastal hazards, impacts and adaptation strategies in Global South countries: a review (2026) · Discover Environment · doi

  Climate change is a hazardous threat to sustainable development. Coastal areas are highly vulnerable to climate-induced risks. There is a need for effective adaptation strategies to tackle the socioeconomic impacts of climate-induced risks.

  generalstated challengesevidence 5/5
  Keywords: climate change hazardous threat sustainable development coastal areas
• The increasing risk of heatwaves to vulnerable populations in eastern Australia (2026) · Natural Hazards · doi

  Future research could apply the study's methodology to other regions to assess heatwave risk and vulnerability. Future research could investigate the effectiveness of adaptation strategies for heatwaves in reducing the risk to vulnerable populations.

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5
  Keywords: future research apply study methodology other regions assess
• Machine learning algorithms for climate change integration in evaluation: A conceptual model and simulated case application in Africa (2026) · African Evaluation Journal · doi

  Climate change is reshaping development trajectories worldwide, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Traditional evaluation approaches rely on static indicators and linear analyses, constraining their capacity to capture climate variability. The lack of granular data can lead to misinterpretation of vulnerability.

  generalstated challengesevidence 5/5
  Keywords: climate change reshaping development trajectories worldwide particularly sub-saharan
• Identification of climate change hotspots in the Mediterranean (2024) · Scientific Reports · cited 92× · doi

  There is a gap in considering holistic approaches that can pinpoint the most vulnerable sub-areas within the Mediterranean. Previous research has focused on indices based on mean climate values, yet extremes are more impactful on humans and ecosystems.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: there gap considering holistic approaches pinpoint vulnerable sub-areas
• Climate-induced coastal hazards, impacts and adaptation strategies in Global South countries: a review (2026) · Discover Environment · doi

  There is a need for effective adaptation strategies to tackle the socioeconomic impacts of climate-induced risks. The vulnerability of coastal ecosystems to climate-induced hazards is not well understood. There is a lack of comprehensive assessments of the impacts of climate-induced coastal hazards.

  generalstated research gapevidence 4/5
  Keywords: there need effective adaptation strategies tackle socioeconomic impacts
• Climate, livelihood insecurity, and violent conflict over fishing access in coastal Bangladesh (2026) · Marine Policy · doi

  Despite its significance, there is still limited research on how climate-related challenges interact with pre-existing livelihood vulnerabilities, and even fewer studies explore whether these combined effects heighten the risk of violent conflict for small-scale fishers.

  generalabstractevidence 4/5
  Keywords: despite significance there still limited climate related challenges interact existing livelihood vulnerabilities even fewer explore

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