The second Future Earth Research School on “Adaptation and sustainable risk management” was held in Bertinoro (FC) from 3 to 15 October 2022. Participants discussed practical solutions and innovative approaches to understand, assess and manage growing risk occurrences.  According to the most recent IPCC assessment, progress in adaptation plans and their implementation has been registered in most economic sectors across different world regions. However, there is evidence for maladaptation: widening inequalities and insufficient climate literacy stimulate short-term responses that lack a more comprehensive perspective on future sustainability. This requires a better understanding of physical and societal processes under climate change.  During…