Publications

Featured/Recent Articles

Journal Special Issues

1) Siders A.R, and Ajibade I. (Eds.) (2021). Introduction: Managed retreat and environmental justice in a changing climate. Special Issue. J Environ Stud Sci, Springer. 11(3), 287-293. Read Open Access 

Journal Articles 

2024

40) Dale L and Ajibade I (2024) Evaluating the Transformative Potential of Climate Resettlement: The Case of Rweru Model Green Village in Rwanda (accepted) Climate and Development.

39) Russell, E, Loikith P, Ajibade I, Done. J, Lower C. (2024) The Meteorology and Impacts of the September 2020 Extreme Weather Event Over the Western United States,Weather and Climate Extremes. 100647.  Read open Access

2023

38) Petzold J, Hawxwell T., Jantke K, Gresse E, Mirbach C, Ajibade I., Bhadwal S, Bowen K., Fischer P, Joe T, Kirchhoff C, Mach K, Reckien D, Segnon., A, Singh C, Ulibarri N…. Garschagen M. A global assessment of actors and their roles in climate change adaptation (2023). Nature Climate Change. Read Open Access

37) Sauer, J., Pallathadka, A., Ajibade, I., Berbes, M., Chang, H., Cook, E., Grimm, N., Iwaniec, D. Lloyd, R., Post., G. (2023). Relating social, ecological, and technological vulnerability to future flood exposure at two spatial scales in four U.S cities. Sustainable Cities and Society. Vol 99 (104880). Read Open Access

36) Walter, M., Bagozzi, B.E., Ajibade, I.  Mondal P., (2023). Social media analysis reveals environmental injustices in Philadelphia urban parks. Sci Rep 13, 12571. Read Open Access

35) Pallathadka A, Chang H and Ajibade I (2023) Urban Sustainability Implementation and Indicators in the United States: A Systematic Review. City and Environment Interactions. Vol 19. 100108. Read Open Access

34) Egge M and Ajibade I (2023) Water Struggles and Contested Use: A Capabilities Approach to Water Security Assessment. Journal of Environmental Management. 341, 118047. Find 

33) Ekoh S, Lemir T, Ajibade I (2023) Climate Change and Coastal Megacities: Adapting through Mobility. Global Environmental Change, 80, 102666. Read Open Access

32) Cowal J, Leickly, E, Ajibade, I Hines, M; Knowlton, S; Petteni, M (2023)"Natural / Disaster Differential Media Portrayals of Wildfire Displacement and Homelessness in Portland, Oregon", Cultural Studies↔ Critical Methodologies, 15327086221130317. Find 

2022

31) Ajibade I, Sullivan M, Lower C., Yarina L., Reilly L (2022) Are managed retreat programs successful and just? A global mapping of success typologies, justice dimensions, and trade-offs. Global Environmental Change. 76, 102576.  Read Open Access

30) Ajibade Idowu (2022) The Resilience Fix to Climate Disasters: Recursive and Contested Relations with Equity and Justice-Based Transformations in the Global South. Annals of American Geographer. 112 (8) 2230-2247 Read Open Access

29) Ekoh S, Lemir T, Ajibade I, and Kristiansen S (2022) Flood Risk Perceptions and Future Migration Intentions of Lagos Residents. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 83, 103399 Read Open Access

28) Torhan S., Grady C., Ajibade. I., Galappaththi E., Hernandez, R, Musah-Surugu. I, Nunbogu A, Segnon A., Shang Y., Ulibarri N, Campbell D., Joe E, Penuelas .J., Jardans.J., (2022). Tradeoffs and Synergies Across Global Climate Change Adaptation in the Food-Energy-Water Nexus. Earth’s Future. e2021EF002201.Read Open Access

27) Fink J and Ajibade I (2022) Future impacts of climate-induced compound disasters on volcano hazard assessment.  Bulletin of Volcanology, 84(5), 1-5. Read Open Access

2021

26) Ulibarri, N., Ajibade, I., Galappaththi, E. K., Joe, E. T., Lesnikowski, A., Mach, K. J., ... & Global Adaptation Mapping Initiative Team. (2021). A global assessment of policy tools to support Climate adaptation. Climate Policy, 22:1, 77-96 Read Open Access

25) Ajibade I and Boateng G (2021) Predicting why people engage in pro-sustainable behavior in Portland Oregon: the role of environmental self-identity, personal norm, and socio-demographics. Journal of Environmental Management. 289, 112538

24)  Siders A.R, Ajibade I & Casagrande, D (2021) The transformative potential of retreat as climate adaptation in coastal areas. Current Opinion on Environmental. Sustainability. 50, 272-280 Read Open Access

23) Araos, M., Jagannathan, K., Shukla, R., Ajibade, I., de Perez, E. C., Davis, K., ... & GAMI Team. (2021). Equity in human adaptation-related responses: A systematic global review. One Earth, 4(10), 1454-1467. Read Open Access

22) Berrang-Ford L., Siders A.R, Lesnikowski A, Fischer P., Mach K…. Ajibade I., Sitati I et.al, (2021) A systematic global stocktake of evidence on human adaptation to climate change. Nature Clim. Change. 11., 989-100  Read Open Access

21) Egge M and Ajibade I (2021) A Community of Fear: Emotion and the Hydro-Social Cycle in East Porterville. Journal of Political Ecology. 28 (1) 266-285 Read Open Access

20) Adelle T, Lesnikowski A, Jagannathan, K, Sitati I., Mach K., Chalastani V…Ajibade. I., et al. (2021) Global evidence of constraints and limits to human adaptation. Reg Environ Change 21, 85 Read Open Access

19) Scheelbeek P., Dangour, A., Jarmul., S.…. Ajibade I., Austin., S., Ensor, T., Ford. J., Musah-Surugu, Siña, M., Templeman, S; Xu, J; Zavaleta-Cortijo, C., Berrang-Ford L. (2021) Health effects of climate change adaptation options and responses: a systematic review of evidence from low- and middle-income countries. Environmental Research Letters. 16 (7), 073001. Read Open Access

18) Sitato A, Coughlan de Perez. E., Mach K., Nagle Alverio G, Gilmore., E., Ajibade. I... et al. (2021) Climate change adaptation in conflict-affected countries: A systematic assessment of the evidence. Discover Sustainability. 2:42 Read Open Access

17) Haeffner M, Hellman D, Cantor A, Ajibade I, Vinka C, Kelly M, Schifman L, Weasel L. (2021) Representation justice as a research agenda for socio-hydrology and water management. Hydrological Sciences Journal. Journal, 66:11, 1611-1624 Read Open Access 

16) Pallathadka A, Chang H and Ajibade I (2021) The Spatial Patterns of Pluvial Flood Risk, Blue-Green Infrastructure, and Social Vulnerability: A Case Study from Two Alaskan Cities, International Journal of Geospatial and Environmental Research. Vol 8:3(2).1-27  Read Open Access

2020

15) Ajibade I, Sullivan M, and Haeffner M (2020) Why Climate migration is not managed retreat: six justifications.  Global Environmental Change.65, 102187. Read Open Access

2019

14) Ajibade Idowu (2019) Planned retreat in Global South megacities: disentangling policy, practices, and environmental justice. Climatic change 157: 299-317 Read Open Access

13) Ajibade I and Adams E (2019) Planning principles and assessment of transformational adaptation: towards a refined ethical approach. Climate and Development, 11:10, 850-862 Read Open Access 

12) Ajibade I, Egge M, Pallathadka A (2019) Climate Change and the Sustainable Development Goals on Food Security: Barriers and Opportunities for Progressive Realization in Qatar and Nigeria. The Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy. Volume 10 (2)158-183. Read Open Access

2018

11) Adams, E. A., Juran, L., & Ajibade, I. (2018). ‘Spaces of Exclusion’ in community water governance: A Feminist Political Ecology of gender and participation in Malawi’s Urban Water User Associations. Geoforum, 95, 133-142. Read Open Access

10) Pelling M, Leck H, Pasquini L, Ajibade I, Osuteye E, et …al (2018) Africa’s Urban Adaptation Transition Under 1.5 Degree Climate. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability Vol 31:10-15 Read Open Access

2017

9) Ajibade, Idowu (2017) Can a future city enhance urban resilience and sustainability? A political ecology analysis of Eko Atlantic City. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. Vol 26: 85-92 Read Open Access

8) Ajibade, I., Pelling M, Agboola, J and Garschagen M (2017) Sustainability transitions: Exploring  risk management and the future of adaptation in Lagos. Journal of Extreme Events 3 (3), 1-25. Read Open Access 

2016

7) Ajibade, Idowu. (2016) Distributive justice and human rights in climate policy: The long road to Paris. The Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy. 7 (2), 66-80 Read Open Access

2015

6) Ajibade, I., Armah, F.A., Zubedaar, V., Luginaah, I., & McBean, G. (2015) Self-reported experiences of climate change in Nigeria: the role of personal and socio-environmental factors. Climate. 3, 16-41 Read Open Access

5) Boamah S, Armah. F, Kuuire, V, Ajibade. I, Isaac Luginaah I, McBean G (2015) Does previous experience of floods stimulates the adoption of coping strategies? Evidence from cross-sectional surveys in Tanzania and Nigeria. Environments, 2, 565-585 Read Open Access

2014

4) Ajibade, I., Armah F, Zubedaar V, Luginaah I, McBean G, & Tenkorang E. (2014) Assessing the biopsychosocial correlates of flood impact in coastal areas of Lagos, Nigeria. Environmental Planning and Management.  58 (3) 445-463 Read Open Access 

3) Ajibade, I, & McBean, G. (2014) Climate extremes and housing rights: a political ecology of impacts, early warning and adaptation constraints in Lagos slum communities. Geoforum, 55: 76-86 Read Open Access 

2013

2) Ajibade, I, McBean., G, & Bezner-Kerr R. (2013) Urban flooding in Lagos, Nigeria: Patterns of vulnerability and resilience among women. Global Environ Change. 23 (6): 1714-1725 Read Open Access 

2009

1) McBean, G., & Ajibade, I. (2009) Climate change, related hazards and human settlements.  Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 1(2): 179-186. Find 

Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters

4) Ajibade, I and Egge M. (2019) SDGs and climate change adaptation in Asia megacities: Synergies and opportunities for transformation. In Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: Global Governance Challenges, (eds). Simon Dalby, Susan Horton, Rianne Mahon, and Diana Thomaz. London: Routledge, pp 100-116. Read Open Access 

3) Ajibade, I and Olawuyi D (2014) Climate change impacts on housing and property rights in Panama and Nigeria: Toward a rights-based approach to adaptation and mitigation, In Elena Lopez-Gunn and Dominic Stucker (Eds.) Adaptation to Climate Change through Water Resources Management: Capacity, Equity, and Sustainability. Routledge, New York. pp. 264-284

2) Ajibade, Idowu (2012) Climate security and vulnerable populations in Canada: Making a case for ambitious Policies. In the Security of Canada and Canadians: Implications of Climate Change. Lawrence National Center for Policy and Management: London, ON. pp. 1-26. Read Open Access

1) Ajibade, Idowu (2008). Mainstreaming human rights into anti-corruption: A strategy for protecting vulnerable groups from double jeopardy, in. Radha Kalyani (ed.) Double Jeopardy: Emerging Issues. Amicus Books. The Icfai University Press. Hyderabad India. pp 125-153. Read Open Access

Peer-Reviewed Scientific Reports 

3) Leiter T, Ajibade I, Njuguna L, Garrett E, Neufeldt H (2023) Global progress on adaptation implementation. Chapter 3. In Adaptation Gap Report 2023  Underfinanced. Underprepared. Inadequate investment and planning on climate adaptation leaves the world exposed. Nairobi. Read Open Access

2) Berrang-Ford L, Bhadwal S, Buhaug H, Delavane Diaz D., Frieler K, Garschagen M., Magnan A, Midgley G., Mirzabaev A., Thomas A Rachel Warren R, Ajibade I., Antwi-Agyei P, Betts R, Rachel Bezner Kerr R, Birkmann J…. et al. (2022) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report. Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability: The Working Group II. Chapter 16: Key Risks Across Sectors and Regions. pp 2766-2938 Read Open Access

1) Ajibade I and Lower C. Salas S, and Galindo B (2021) Social System. In Fifth Oregon Climate Assessment: Dalton, M., and E. Fleishman (eds). Corvallis, Oregon Climate Change Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. Pp 171-183. Read Open Access

Other Publications and Reports

9)Ajibade I, Burchuk S, and Day Melgar H (2024) Redlining and Climate-Related Heat. Oregon  Encyclopedia. Read Open Access  

8)  Hanst L,  Pallathadka A, and Ajibade I (2023) Oregon’s Fuel Tank Seismic Stability Program: Environmental Justice, Laws, Policies, and Risk Minimization Best Practices. A report prepared for the Institute for Sustainable Solutions and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. pp1-97 Read Open Access

7) Ajibade Idowu (2022) Building Back Better from Cascading Climate-Covid Disasters: An Intersectional Lens Matters for Equitable Resilience. MIT’s Norman B. Leventhal Center for Advanced Urbanism (LCAU). Read Open Access

6) Ajibade Idowu (2021) Centering justice as a benchmark of success in managed retreat, Science. Read Open Access

5) Ajibade I and Arla Fontamillas (2019). Crisell Beltran, Unsung Hero, Manila Standard.  Read Open Access 

4) Ajibade Idowu (2010) The Cancun Accord: A Manufacturing of Disaster. Sahara reporters, Read Open Access 

3) Ajibade, Idowu (2007). A Synopsis: Rights, Responsibilities, and Roles of Human Rights NGOs under International Law. Available at Social Science Research Network. Read Open Access 

2) Ajibade, Idowu (2007). The Challenge of Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria: A Case for strengthening the Media. African Regional Youth Initiative Development Analysis, Vol. 1

1) Ajibade, Idowu (2006). Promoting Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: A Critical Step to Achieving Human Security in Nigeria. Available at Social Science Research Network  Read Open Access