Adaptive governance in collective risk social dilemmas

The danger of collective failure permeates all levels of human society, making its mitigation critically important. Current theories often rely on a static collective target, which can be unrealistic or insufficient for fostering cooperation. This paper demonstrates a repeated game model featuring a dynamically adjusted governance strategy: if the stage target is met, the target for the next stage is increased; if not, the intensity of rewards for cooperators is enhanced. We find that adjusting