How adaptive capacity shapes the Adapt, React, Cope response to climate impacts: insights from small-scale fisheries

摘要: As the impacts of climate change on human society accelerate, coastal communities are vulnerable to changing environmental conditions. The capacity and households respond these changes (i.e., their adaptive capacity) will determine co-occurring stressors. To date, empirical evidence linking theoretical measures community household responses remains limited. Here, we conduct a global meta-analysis examining how metrics translate (Adapt, React, Cope response) in 22 small-scale fishing case studies from 20 countries (n = 191 responses). Using both thematic qualitative comparative analysis, evaluate climate, environmental, social were influenced by domains capacity. Our findings show that at level only occurred situations where had Access Assets, combination with other including Diversity Flexibility, Learning Knowledge, Natural Capital. In contrast, Assets was nonessential for level. Adaptive demonstrated Flexibility when supported strong Governance or Institutions often able substitute Knowledge Capital one another. Standardized essential designing effective policies promoting resilience natural resource-dependent understanding ecological aspects interact influence responses. framework describes can inform support populations.