Stronger adaptive response among small-scale fishers experiencing greater climate change hazard exposure

Abstract Progressive climate-driven environmental changes are threatening the global livelihoods of small-scale fishers, yet how their adaptation responses vary in relation to hazard exposure is poorly understood. We use a systematic review approach identify data set 301 reported (remaining, adaptive, and transformative) fishers climate change analyse spatial agreement with estimated geographical location coastal hotspot areas for specific hazards associated those (long-term trends sea surface temperature, cumulative intensity marine heatwaves, frequency tropical storms, storm surges). Only 37% were found hotspots. Despite this, our results evidence that responding more passively lower levels abrupt climatic events. The relative proportion adaptive transformative increase exposure.