Recent research on climate vulnerability in cities in the Amazon Delta and Estuary (ADE) shows that about 1.2 million people are at risk of flooding due to the rapid unplanned occupation of lowlands and the absence of investment in infrastructure and services. In this study, we use secondary climate and census data, interviews and focus groups in four small cities in the Amazon Delta and Estuary (SCADEs), to discuss how residents and local governments perceive and respond to climate hazards and their implications. These SCADEs may be better equipped than other urban areas to deal with challenges brought by climate change, due partially to residents’ high mobility between urban and rural areas and a tradition of adaptive actions in a dynamic social and environmental context. However, persistent flooding and sinkholes demonstrate the limited capacity of local governments to cope with the dynamics of accelerated occupation of floodplain areas in SCADEs.

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亚马逊三角洲和河口中小城市的气候危害：复原力的挑战

最近对亚马逊三角洲和河口（ADE）城市气候脆弱性的研究表明，由于迅速计划外占领低地以及缺乏对基础设施和服务的投资，约有120万人面临洪灾的风险。在这项研究中，我们使用亚马逊三角洲和河口（SCADE）四个小城市的二次气候和人口普查数据，访谈和焦点小组，来讨论居民和地方政府如何感知和应对气候灾害及其影响。这些SCADE可能比其他城市地区更好地应对气候变化带来的挑战，部分原因是居民在城乡之间的高度机动性以及在动态的社会和环境背景下采取适应性行动的传统。然而，