Spain’s
sustainability tech industry,
in focus.

Flood Risk and Management

18.9% of this theme group

Researchers highlight persistent flood hazards and the need for improved mitigation and risk governance.

Flood myth (1,109) · Flooding (538) · Flood mitigation (250) · Flood risk management (83)

Flood risk and flood management

Flood resiliency approach for urban planning: critical review and future research agenda

Climate Change and Justice

17.6% of this theme group

Papers discuss systemic climate impacts, equity concerns, and policy gaps in addressing global warming.

Climate change (995) · Political economy of climate change (223) · Global warming (140) · Climate justice (77)

Climate Change and Natural Disasters: Transforming Economies and Policies for a Sustainable Future

Public Perceptions Of Climate Change: Risk, Trust, and Policy

Agriculture Under Climate Stress

16.3% of this theme group

Studies examine how shifting climates threaten food security and crop productivity.

Agriculture (627) · Food security (300) · Climate change (755) · Agricultural productivity (90)

Climate change adaptation: Challenges for agricultural sustainability

A Comprehensive Review on Climate Change Adaptation Strategies and Challenges in Agriculture

Urban Climate Resilience

15.0% of this theme group

Research focuses on building resilient cities and communities amid climate pressures.

Resilience (601) · Climate change (559) · Climate resilience (230) · Urban resilience (107)

Shaping resilient buildings and cities: Climate change impacts, metrics, and strategies for mitigation and adaptation

Empowering Communities for Climate Resilience

Climate‑Related Financial Risk

11.9% of this theme group

Analyses explore how climate uncertainty challenges finance and risk‑management practices.

Climate risk (290) · Climate Finance (147) · Climate change (560) · Risk management (129)

Climate Change and the Financial System

Managing Climate-Related Financial Risk: Prospects and Challenges

Psychological Resilience to Climate

10.7% of this theme group

Works investigate mental and social capacities to cope with climate‑driven change.

Psychological resilience (564) · Climate change (534) · Resilience (305) · Climate resilience (161)

Assessing community resilience to climate change

Climate Adaptation and Resilience

Vulnerability and Adaptation

9.6% of this theme group

Literature addresses how vulnerable populations can transform to adapt to climate impacts.

Adaptation (315) · Climate change (530) · Vulnerability (212) · Climate change adaptation (82)

Climate change and development: adaptation through transformation

Transforming Vulnerability into Resilience: Strategies for Climate Adaptation

Agricultural Climate Cautions

18.2% of this theme group

Authors caution that climate‑focused farming practices may face unforeseen sustainability limits.

Agriculture (143) · Food security (57) · Climate change (158) · Agricultural productivity (26)

Conservation agriculture and climate resilience

Climate risks and adaptation strategies of farmers in East Africa and South Asia

Flood Management Limits

16.8% of this theme group

Studies warn that engineered drainage and land‑use changes may not fully curb flood hazards.

Flood myth (193) · Hydrology (90) · Flooding (79) · Surface runoff (34)

Many-Objective Optimization of Sustainable Drainage Systems in Urban Areas with Different Surface Slopes

Evaluating the effectiveness of land use management as a natural flood management intervention in reducing the impact of flooding for an upl

Financial Portfolio Climate Risks

15.8% of this theme group

Research highlights hidden climate exposures within investment portfolios and lending decisions.

Climate risk (73) · Climate change (136) · Portfolio (20) · Stock (19)

Firm climate risk, risk management, and bank loan financing

Climate transition risk and bank lending

Political Economy of Climate Action

14.6% of this theme group

Papers critique uneven policy impacts and the risk of exacerbating social inequities.

Climate change (165) · Political economy of climate change (21) · Global warming (19) · Climate risk (35)

Weather index insurance: promises and challenges of promoting social and ecological resilience to climate change

Unequal impacts of future droughts on global croplands: contributions of climate and land-use changes across different income groups

Levee and Insurance Challenges

13.5% of this theme group

Analyses point to uncertainties in levee performance and insurance models under changing climate.

Flood myth (164) · Flooding (64) · Flood mitigation (39) · Flood risk management (16)

Better use and management of levees: reducing flood risk in a changing climate

Application of re/insurance models to estimate increases in flood risk due to climate change

Policy Resilience Trade‑offs

12.5% of this theme group

Works discuss unintended consequences of climate policies on broader environmental resilience.

Resilience (55) · Climate change (94) · Climate resilience (29) · Environmental resource management (19)

Resilience implications of policy responses to climate change

Sustainable, green, and climate-resilient cities: an analysis of multilateral development banks

Community Adaptation Limits

8.7% of this theme group

Research warns that local resilience initiatives may lack scalability and long‑term effectiveness.

Psychological resilience (95) · Resilience (46) · Climate change (76) · Climate resilience (26)

Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change

Food Security Under a Changing Climate: Exploring the Integration of Resilience in Research and Practice

Innovative Flood Mitigation

18.2% of this theme group

Papers propose new modeling and scenario tools to reduce flood exposure.

Flood myth (960) · Flooding (324) · Flood mitigation (215) · Flood risk assessment (108)

Land Use Scenario Modeling for Flood Risk Mitigation

Flood damage: a model for consistent, complete and multipurpose scenarios

Adaptive Climate Strategies

16.3% of this theme group

Studies highlight emerging approaches to strengthen resilience and reduce vulnerability across regions.

Climate change (751) · Adaptation (180) · Vulnerability (151) · Climate model (54)

Building Africa’s climate resilience: understanding the impacts and future strategies in the face of climate change

Changing Climate Changing Behaviour

Climate‑Smart Agriculture

15.5% of this theme group

Research showcases practices that boost productivity while enhancing climate resilience.

Agriculture (528) · Food security (192) · Agricultural productivity (69) · Climate change (438)

Exploring the dynamics of climate-smart agricultural practices for sustainable resilience in a changing climate

Enhancing climate resilience of cropping systems.

Urban Resilience Frameworks

14.5% of this theme group

Works develop integrated methods for assessing and improving city‑wide climate risk management.

Resilience (474) · Urban resilience (111) · Psychological resilience (229) · Climate change (375)

An Integrated Framework to Streamline Resilience in the Context of Urban Climate Risk Assessment

Climate change and emerging risks. Innovative urban climate services as a strategy to improve resilience of human systems.

Hydrologic Modeling Advances

13.1% of this theme group

Studies present GIS and simulation techniques for better flood control in watersheds.

Flood myth (611) · Hydrology (294) · Flooding (230) · Hydrograph (58)

Modeling effectiveness of management practices for flood mitigation using GIS spatial analysis functions in Upper Cilliwung watershed

Simulating the hydrologic impact of distributed flood mitigation practices, tile drainage, and terraces in an agricultural catchment

Urban Flood Resilience Design

12.7% of this theme group

Research outlines strategies for resilient drainage and flood management in growing cities.

Flood myth (623) · Flooding (331) · Urbanization (143) · Flood mitigation (181)

Methodology for flood resilience assessment in urban environments and mitigation strategy development

Modelling and resilience-based evaluation of urban drainage and flood management systems for future cities

Climate Finance Innovation

9.8% of this theme group

Papers explore new financial instruments and disclosures to address climate‑related market risks.

Climate risk (235) · Climate change (354) · Portfolio (72) · Climate Finance (62)

Dissecting climate change risk and financial market instability: Implications for ecological risk management

Climate-related Financial Risks: Considering an Emerging Framework for Assessment and Disclosure in a Regulatory Perspective

Barcelona

36.8% across the displayed hubs

4 companies hiring · $304.4M disclosed funding

Madrid

34.5% across the displayed hubs

4 companies hiring · $66.6M disclosed funding

Valencia

13.2% across the displayed hubs

0 companies hiring · $12.4M disclosed funding

Malaga

4.6% across the displayed hubs

0 companies hiring · $2.1M disclosed funding

Seville

3.3% across the displayed hubs

0 companies hiring · $20.3M disclosed funding

Zaragoza

2.6% across the displayed hubs

0 companies hiring · $3.2M disclosed funding

Santiago De Compostela

2.6% across the displayed hubs

1 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding

Terrassa

2.3% across the displayed hubs

0 companies hiring · $5.6M disclosed funding