Editorial: Climate change adaptation and mitigation measures at local and national levels for sustainable development

Along with the progress and development of human civilizations, people have overexploited natural resources, and the waste generated from the consumption of goods and services remains one of the most significant challenges to manage. Moreover, due to the rise in global temperature, extreme weather events are observed frequently worldwide. Some developed nations are in better positions to manage the impacts of climate change via good experts, institutions and financial support than the many developing nations. This special issue is looking for answers to the key questions of how science, engineering, technology and innovation; social science and humanities have been brought in the same platform and encouraged sustainability science for better resilience towards the impacts of rapid climate change. Hence, concepts such as the water-energy-food nexus and disaster risk reduction are very important to tackling climate change as well as contributing to achieving sustainable development. Therefore, the collection of the articles in this special issue will help not only the researchers and policymakers but also the business sector and communities both in the developed and developing nations to address climate change and sustainable development. The issue also encourages researchers and scientists to come out with effective mechanisms to use the existing data and information to combat climate change, especially at the local level, combining multi-stakeholder groups for better decision-making processes towards sustainable development. Some findings are as follows: