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14 de feb. de 2022 · Adaptation imperative . Citing a growing trend of rising sea levels, glaciers melting and continuing disasters, the top WMO official underscored the importance of adaptation. “Climate change impacts are related to economy, food security, infrastructure, the biosphere and health”, he said. “We have to adapt to climate change.
4 de ago. de 2023 · With climate change impacts increasingly being felt by more of the world’s population, adaptation efforts are urgently needed. However, similar to the unequal distribution of climate change ...
Climate adaptation protects people and places by making them less vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. For example, to protect against sea level rise and increased flooding, communities might build seawalls or relocate buildings to higher ground. Taking steps to adapt to climate change can make us more resilient, which means we’re ...
Chapter 16 synthesizes observed climate change impacts, adaptation-related responses, limits to adaptation and the key risks identified across sectors and regions. Explore. Downloads. Figures. Chapter 17 Decision-making options for managing risk.
According to our new report, the world is currently under-prepared for the coming climate change impacts, particularly beyond 1.5°C global warming. But there are also still large gaps in our understanding of climate change adaptation. For example, the extent to which adaptation actions are reducing climate risk, and for whom, is not always clear.
Chapter 16 synthesizes observed climate change impacts, adaptation-related responses, limits to adaptation and the key risks identified across sectors and regions. Explore. Downloads. Figures. Chapter 17 Decision-making options for managing risk.
Climate change adaptation involves adjusting our behaviour and building improved infrastructure to better cope with changing weather patterns. Raising more finance to help developing countries cope with climate impacts, such as more frequent extreme weather events, will be one of the main goals of the upcoming COP27 summit in Egypt.
