Articles | Volume 25, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-1621-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-1621-2025
Research article
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08 May 2025
Research article |  | 08 May 2025

Unravelling the capacity–action gap in flood risk adaptation

Annika Schubert, Anne von Streit, and Matthias Garschagen

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GitHub: Repository capacityactiongap, scripts Annika Schubert et al. https://doi.org/10.17605/osf.io/8fygh

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GitHub: Repository capacityactiongap, Rmarkdown Annika Schubert et al. https://doi.org/10.17605/osf.io/8fygh

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Households play a crucial role in climate adaptation efforts. Yet, households require capacities to implement measures. We explore which capacities enable German households to adapt to flooding. Our results indicate that flood-related capacities such as risk perception, responsibility appraisal, and motivation are pivotal, whereas financial assets are secondary. Enhancing these specific capacities, e.g. through collaborations between households and municipalities, could promote local adaptation.
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