气候变化领域集成服务门户(CCPortal): Extreme weather should be defined according to impacts on climate-vulnerable communities

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DOI	10.1038/s41558-024-01983-7
	Extreme weather should be defined according to impacts on climate-vulnerable communities
	Winter, Samantha C.; Winter, Mark R.; Plaxico, LaNae; Balakrishnan, Anna K.; Dzombo, Millicent; Tabb, Loni Philip; Ukoh, Ebuka; Lincoln, Chloe; Obara, Lena Moraa; Otieno, Stephanie Achieng; Muita, Richard; Witte, Susan S.
发表日期	2024
ISSN	1758-678X
EISSN	1758-6798
起始页码	14
结束页码	5
卷号	14 期号:5
英文摘要	Climate change and related extreme weather events (EWEs) are expected to widen social and health inequalities. Yet, EWE thresholds and associated adaptation strategies do not centre experiences of vulnerable communities. This study explored the impacts of temperature- and precipitation-based EWEs for women in informal settlements, whether meteorological definitions of these EWEs capture impacts and whether self-reported impacts can be used to develop impact-based thresholds. We combined meteorological data with longitudinal monthly survey data collected from September 2022 through February 2023 from a probability sample of 800 women in two informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya. Findings suggest that women experience health, economic, environmental, emotional, social and property impacts; thresholds of EWEs currently used for early action and preparedness are not capturing impacts; and, while self-reported impact data may provide an excellent first step in the process of (re)defining thresholds for some EWEs (for example, precipitation-based), more research and discussions with communities are needed. Defining thresholds for extreme weather events is important for adaptation but often ignores impacts on climate-vulnerable communities. This research finds current practices do not capture experiences of women in informal settlements and self-reported impact data could help to address the issue.
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
WOS记录号	WOS:001207059200002
来源期刊	NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/294392
作者单位	Columbia University; Drexel University; Rutgers University System; Rutgers University New Brunswick
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Winter, Samantha C.,Winter, Mark R.,Plaxico, LaNae,et al. Extreme weather should be defined according to impacts on climate-vulnerable communities[J],2024,14(5).
APA	Winter, Samantha C..,Winter, Mark R..,Plaxico, LaNae.,Balakrishnan, Anna K..,Dzombo, Millicent.,...&Witte, Susan S..(2024).Extreme weather should be defined according to impacts on climate-vulnerable communities.NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE,14(5).
MLA	Winter, Samantha C.,et al."Extreme weather should be defined according to impacts on climate-vulnerable communities".NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE 14.5(2024).