The interplay between social learning and adaptive capacity in climate change adaptation: A systematic review

Highlights• Social learning (SL) & adaptive capacity (AC) are critical in climate change adaptation.• Social learning does not necessarily build adaptive capacity and vice versa.• Three interplays between SL and AC emerge: SL-focused, AC-focused and hybrid.• The effectiveness of an interplay depends on the climate adaptation context.• This has implications for governance to help communities to adapt to climate change.