Climate adaptation involves adjusting to actual or expected climate change effects, such as building sea walls, developing drought-resistant crops, or improving early warning systems for extreme weather.
Climate adaptation is essential because some climate change impacts are already unavoidable and communities must prepare for these changes to protect lives and livelihoods.
Adaptation doesn't replace mitigation—both reducing emissions and adapting to unavoidable changes are needed to address climate change comprehensively.
Climate adaptation is essential because some climate change impacts are already unavoidable and communities must prepare for these changes to protect lives and livelihoods.
Adaptation doesn't replace mitigation—both reducing emissions and adapting to unavoidable changes are needed to address climate change comprehensively.