Adaptation Assessment
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The definitions below refer to Adaptation to Climate Change.
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Definitions
European Definitions
RESIN project
The RESIN project [1] gives the following definition:
The practice of identifying options to adapt to climate change and evaluating them, in terms of criteria such as availability, (co-)benefits, costs, effectiveness, efficiency and feasibility [2]
Other International Definitions
IPCC
Adaptation assessment is the practice of identifying options to adapt to climate change and evaluating them in terms of criteria such as availability, benefits, costs, effectiveness, efficiency and feasibility. [3]
National Definitions
Standard Definition
Discussion Topic
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Notes
- ↑ http://www.resin-cities.eu/
- ↑ Adapted from 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.
- ↑ IPCC Glossary
