Adaptation
The definitions below refer to Adaptation to Climate Change.
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Definitions
European Definitions
CLIMATE-ADAPT
RESIN project
The RESIN project [2] gives the following definition:
Other International Definitions
UNISDR/IPCC
National Definitions
Australia
Adaptation to climate change refers to adjustment in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli or their effects, which moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities. Various types of adaptation can be distinguished, including anticipatory and reactive adaptation, public and private adaptation, and autonomous and planned adaptation.
Brazil
Denmark
Klimatilpasning modererer skaden eller udnytter fordelene ved klimaforandringer. Der findes forskellige former for tilpasning heriblandt naturlig og planlagt tilpasning.
France
Germany
Es können verschiedene Arten von Anpassungen unterschieden werden, darunter vorausschauende und reaktive, private und öffentliche, autonome und geplante Anpassung. Beispiele sind die Erhöhung von Fluss- und Küstendeichen, der Einsatz von Pflanzen, die besser mit Temperaturschocks umgehen können.
The measures cover a wide range. Some take precautions, others respond to changes that have already taken place. Some are initiated by the state, others by private organisations or affected individuals. Some occur independently, others are planned.
Jamaica
(States of) Jersey
In human systems, adaptation seeks to moderate harm or exploit beneficial opportunities. In natural systems, human intervention may facilitate adjustment to expected climate and its effects.
Jordan
Kiribati
Adaptation means doing something new or different to what you, your family, or the community did in the past in order to adapt to climate change.
Adaptation refers to efforts to protect against climate change impacts. (World Bank 2000)
Nepal
Adaptation to climate change refers to adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli or their effects, which moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities.
Netherlands
The measures cover a wide range. Some take precautions, others respond to changes that have already taken place. Some are initiated by the state, others by private organisations or affected individuals. Some occur independently, others are planned.
Rwanda
South Africa
United Kingdom (UK)
These changes moderate harm or exploit beneficial opportunities and can be in response to actual or expected impacts. There are various types of adaptation, such as:
- Planned adaptation – the result of a deliberate policy decision, and most likely include action that is required to return to, maintain, or achieve, a desired state.
- Maladaptation – could mean either (1) any changes in natural or human systems which inadvertently increase vulnerability to the hazards of climate change; (2) an adaptation that does not succeed in reducing vulnerability but increases it instead; (3) spending a disproportionate amount of effort and investment on adaptation beyond what is required.
- No regret (adaptation) options – could be activities which would provide immediate economic and environmental benefits and continue to be worthwhile regardless of future climate. They
would be justified under all plausible future scenarios, including without climate change.
Other Definitions
Scotland
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Standard Definition
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See also
Notes
- ↑ European Climate Adaptation Platform (CLIMATE-ADAPT) Glossary
- ↑ http://www.resin-cities.eu/
- ↑ Mach, K.J., S. Planton and C. von Stechow (eds.). Climate Change 2014: Synthesis Report. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Annex II: Glossary. [Core Writing Team, R.K. Pachauri and L.A. Meyer (eds.)]. IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland, pp. 117-130.
- ↑ UNISDR glossary
- ↑ UNISDR glossary
- ↑ UNISDR glossary
- ↑ UNISDR glossary
- ↑ UNISDR glossary in Bahasa
- ↑ UNISDR glossary
- ↑ UNISDR glossary in Malay
- ↑ Health impacts of climate change: Adaptation strategies for western Australia (2008)
- ↑ Ministério do Meio Ambiente
- ↑ REDD+ Brazil Glossário
- ↑ Klimatilpasning Ordliste)
- ↑ Changement climatique : glossaire des définitions
- ↑ Deutsche Anpassungsstrategie an den Klimawandel, Bundeskabinett, 17. Dezember 2008
- ↑ Combating Climate Change: The German Adaptation Strategy
- ↑ Climate Change Policy Framework for Jamaica (2015)
- ↑ States of Jersey Future-proofing Jersey: Building Resilience for the 21st Century (2015)
- ↑ The National Climate Change Policy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 2013-2020
- ↑ Kiribati BI-LINGUAL GLOSSARY OF CLIMATE CHANGE TERMS, Original translations by Dr Temakei Tebano & Etita Teiabauri, 2008
- ↑ Kiribati BI-LINGUAL GLOSSARY OF CLIMATE CHANGE TERMS, Original translations by Dr Temakei Tebano & Etita Teiabauri, 2008
- ↑ Climate Change and Community Based Adaptation Planning Training Manual, Government of Nepal (2015)
- ↑ Aanpassen met ambitie - Nationale klimaatadaptatiestrategie (NAS) 2016
- ↑ BASELINE CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY INDEX FOR RWANDA 2015
- ↑ South Africa National Adaptation Strategy - Draft for comments 2016
- ↑ The National Adaptation Programme: Making the country resilient to a changing climate, UK Government (2013)
- ↑ Preparing for a Changing Climate: Second Consultation to Inform Scotland's Climate Change Adaptation Framework
- ↑ SCOTLAND’S CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION FRAMEWORK (2009)