Adaptation

How it is used

Paired with mitigation. Examples of adaptation are flood defenses, drought-resistant crops, early warning systems and cooler building design. Common phrases: climate adaptation, adaptation measures, adaptation plan, adapt to climate change. Countries prepare National Adaptation Plans (NAPs).

Example sentences

1. The city's adaptation plan includes new green spaces to reduce urban heat.

2. Farmers need support for adaptation, such as more efficient irrigation.

Common collocations

• climate adaptation
• adaptation measures
• adaptation plan
• adapt to climate change
• adaptation finance

Related terms

• mitigationAction to reduce or prevent greenhouse gas emissions, or to remove these gases from the atmosphere, in order to limit climate change.
• resilienceThe ability of a community, city, business or ecosystem to prepare for, cope with and recover quickly from shocks such as floods, heatwaves or droughts.
• climate riskThe possibility that climate change, or the policies and market changes it brings, will cause financial losses or other harm to a company, investor, community or asset.
• nature-based solutionsActions that protect, restore or sustainably manage ecosystems to tackle problems such as climate change, flooding or water shortages, while also benefiting people and biodiversity.
• climate financeMoney from public, private and international sources that pays for reducing emissions and for adapting to the impacts of climate change, especially in developing countries.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• adaptation · Biology

More terms: Climate Action: Mitigation and Adaptation

• renewable energy
• energy efficiency
• just transition