A daptation refers to adjustments in ecological, social, or economic systems in response to
actual or expected climatic stimuli and their effects or impacts. It refers to changes in …

Adaptation is an important approach for protecting human health, ecosystems, and
economic systems from the risks posed by climate variability and change, and for exploiting …

The changing climate is no longer an abstract issue, and the realities of its impacts are being
felt across the globe. Climate change is affecting millions of people, and thwarting their …

There is a critical need to collectively understand, to develop adaptation options to enhance
the benefits, and to reduce the social and economic vulnerabilities induced by climate …

抄録 Introduction As impacts of climate change have become apparent around the world,
adaptation has attracted increasing attention. The impacts are expected to be particularly …

The term 'sustainable adaptation'has emerged with the realization that while adaptation to
climate change will be increasingly required over the next decades, we know little about the …

Adaptation in response to anthropogenic climate change seeks to maintain viability by
maximising benefits and minimising losses. It is necessary because some climatic change is …

Adaptation to climate change includes adjustments in socioeconomic systems to reduce
their vulnerability both to long-term shifts in average climate and to changes in the frequency …

Climate adaptation has become a pressing issue. Yet little attention has been paid to the
consequences of adaptation policies and practices for sustainability. Recognition that not …

Climate change is upon us. The fourth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change clearly describes the evidence of a changing climate (IPCC 2007a, b) …