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
UNISDR/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
Mexico
Evaluación de la adaptación: Práctica para la identificación de opciones que permitan la adaptación al cambio climático y la evaluación de dichas opciones en términos de criterios como disponibilidad, ventajas, costos, eficiencia y viabilidad. [4]
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
- ↑ Glosario IPCC, Mexico
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