Adaptive Capacity
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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 ability of systems, institutions, humans and other organisms to adjust to potential damage, to take advantage of opportunities, or to respond to consequences [2]
Other International Definitions
National Definitions
Germany
The adaptive capacity of a country depends on what institutions, skills and resources it has available. [3]
United Kingdom (UK)
Adaptive capacity describes the ability of a sector to design or implement effective adaptation measures, using information on possible future climate change and |extreme weather to moderate potential damage, take advantage of opportunities or to cope with the consequences. [4]
Standard Definition
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Notes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Combating Climate Change: The German Adaptation Strategy
- ↑ The National Adaptation Programme: Making the country resilient to a changing climate, UK Government (2013)
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ IPCC, 2014: Annex II: Glossary