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Overview
This systematic review examines the application of social media data and models to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction efforts. The study consolidates fragmented literature on social media's role in disaster management and climate adaptation, identifying both established and underexplored applications across the disaster management lifecycle.
Methods and approach
The review employed PRISMA methodology to comprehensively assess publications utilizing social media-generated data and models for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction initiatives. The systematic approach enabled synthesis of current evidence across the fragmented research landscape and identification of gaps in knowledge relevant to advancing climate and disaster risk management.
Key Findings
Social media applications advance climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction through multiple mechanisms: community engagement, prevention and mitigation activities, information support, recovery operations, and coordination. However, critical components including resilience building and preparedness and response capacity development remain underrepresented in the literature. The review documents alignment with Sustainable Development Goal 13 targets 13.1 and 13.3, and with the first and fourth priorities of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Implications
The fragmented nature of current research limits comprehensive understanding of social media's potential in climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction. The documented gaps in resilience building and preparedness capacity suggest that existing applications address operational and recovery phases more thoroughly than foundational risk reduction mechanisms. Platform policy shifts on major social media systems require investigation for their impacts on content dissemination related to climate and disaster risk topics.
Disclosure
- Research title: The scientific evidence of the applications of social media to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction: current status, implications and way forward
- Authors: Bashiru Turay, Christopher Ihinegbu, Sampson Akwafuo, Alieu Turay, Abeeb Babajide Ajagbe, Sheku Gbetuwa
- Institutions: California State University, Fullerton, Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre, University of Bonn, University of California, Irvine, University of Nigeria, University of Sierra Leone, University of the Philippines Diliman
- Publication date: 2026-02-26
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-025-07951-4
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