Table 3.

Examples of research focus areas and their relation to different adaptation scales

Scale	Researched links (selected example)	Related gaps
Individual level	Mindfulness may increase human potential, e.g., through stress reduction and compassion	Cognitive and agent-based focus of research with few links to structural, systemic change Few empirical studies and explicit links to climate change and adaptation
Organisational level	Mindfulness may increase collective human potential, e.g., through improved leadership, organisational learning, and compassion for others within and outside the organisation	Studies focus on cognitive processes in high reliability organizations and associated managerial aspects within organisations, but a little enquiry into their societal impacts and broader structural change (e.g., through upscaling/mainstreaming) Few explicit links to climate change and adaptation
Societal level	Mindfulness may increase action-taking for the common good, both individually and collectively	In contrast to the individual and the organisational level, there is hardly any research at the societal level Related networks, scholarship etc. are just emerging/in the making
Science/research across levels	Mindfulness-based approaches may support more holistic research on disaster and climate risk reduction	In contrast to the individual and the organisational level, there is hardly any research that deals with epistemological and ontological questions