The findings also reveal that the adaptive capacity in the study area is significantly moderate

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Evidence profile

Sourced from the stated challenges and stated research gap and abstract and future-work section of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2025 and 2026, spanning 7 journals. Those papers have been cited 9 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 8 representative gaps

• Identifying key behavioural determinants and intervention spaces in policymakers’ climate adaptation decision-making (2026) · Humanities and Social Sciences Communications · doi

  Anthropogenic climate change leads to challenges such as extreme weather and water scarcity. Current adaptation efforts are insufficient, resulting in an adaptation gap. There is a need to consider psychological influences beyond environmental context in climate adaptation policymaking.

  generalstated challengesevidence 5/5
  Keywords: anthropogenic climate change leads challenges extreme weather water
• Ecological Sensemaking as a Recursive Process of Indigenous Climate Adaptation: Evidence from the Santal Community of Bangladesh (2026) · Journal of Economics and Business · doi

  less work has been undertaken on the interpretive processes that precede adaptation. the study of climate adaptation has focused more on adaptive capacity, technological innovation, and resilience, and less on the ways in which people make sense of ecological change. the need for a process-based conceptual model for climate adaptation in the face of ecological uncertainty.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: less work has been undertaken interpretive processes precede
• Water-Saving Attitudes in Residential Gardens: Exploring Climate Change Exposure, Risk Perception, Belief, and Environmental Efficacy (2026) · Human Ecology · doi

  The study identifies a gap in understanding the psychological and contextual factors that shape water-saving attitudes in residential gardening, particularly in arid and semi-arid countries. The study notes that prior research has focused on mitigation and adaptation strategies, but there is a need to understand the role of environmental efficacy and climate change belief in shaping water-saving attitudes.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: study identifies gap understanding psychological contextual factors shape
• Exploring the socio-psychological drivers of climate adaptation among rural women in Uttarakhand: a TPB framework approach (2025) · Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems · cited 4× · doi

  Future research should explore the application of TPB in broader rural contexts, with particular emphasis on empowering women through policy support, education, and community engagement to promote sustainable adaptation strategies in climate-vulnerable regions.

  generalabstractevidence 5/5
  Keywords: future explore application broader rural contexts particular emphasis empowering women policy support education community engagement
• Exploring the socio-psychological drivers of climate adaptation among rural women in Uttarakhand: a TPB framework approach (2025) · Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems · cited 4× · doi

  The paper identifies a gap in understanding the socio-psychological factors that influence climate adaptation decisions among rural women. Prior research has emphasized technological and ecological dimensions of adaptation, but limited attention has been directed toward social drivers of vulnerability and adaptive capacity. The study addresses this gap by using the Theory of Planned Behavior framework to examine the psychological determinants driving rural women's adaptation behaviors.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: paper identifies gap understanding socio-psychological factors influence climate
• Fishermen’s Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change: A Case Study of Vietnam’s Central Coast (2025) · Sustainability and Climate Change · doi

  The findings also reveal that the adaptive capacity in the study area is significantly moderate in terms of adaptation to climate change, and the adaptation strategies have focused on short-term action only limited by access to capital and infrastructure.

  generalabstractevidence 4/5
  Keywords: adaptation reveal adaptive capacity area moderate terms climate change strategies focused short term action limited
• Adapting to climate change: Insights on being better prepared for Ireland’s future climate (2025) · Administration · cited 1× · doi

  The study suggests that future research should focus on developing more effective adaptation strategies, considering social, ecological, and economic systems. The paper highlights the need for further research on the implementation of adaptation plans and the evaluation of their effectiveness. The authors suggest that future studies should investigate the impact of climate change on vulnerable populations and the effectiveness of adaptation measures in reducing climate-related risks.

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 4/5
  Keywords: study suggests future research focus developing effective adaptation
• From climate vulnerability to climate governance: a multi-hazard framework for adaptation planning evidence from Greece and implications for climate-sensitive regions (2026) · Frontiers in Political Science · doi

  Further research should investigate the interaction between socioeconomic vulnerability and climate-hazard exposure in other regions - The study suggests that different vulnerability profiles require fundamentally different adaptation strategies - More research is needed to develop effective adaptation-oriented decision-making frameworks

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 4/5
  Keywords: further research investigate interaction between socioeconomic vulnerability climate-hazard

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