MULT10018 Lecture 6: MULT10018 - W6L2
28 Jul 2018
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The process of adjustment to actual or expected climate and its effects. In human systems, adaptation seeks to moderate harm or exploit beneficial opportunities. In natural systems, human intervention may facilitate adjustment to expected climate and its effects. Incremental adaptation: adaptation actions where the central aim is to maintain the essence and integrity of a system or process at a given scale. Transformational adaptation: adaptation that changes the fundamental attributes of a system in response to climate and its effects. Adaptation is a necessary strategy at all scales to complement climate change mitigation efforts. Those with the least resources have the least capacity to adapt and are the most vulnerable. Adaptation, sustainable development, and enhancement of equity can be mutually reinforcing. Two key concepts: vulnerability: context in which adaptation takes place, adaptive capacity: ability or potential to respond successfully. E. g. farmer"s access to local capital and social networks, but also effect of macro economic conditions.
