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Climate Change
Climate change is defined as changes in the state of the climate variables that can be identified (by using statistical tests) by changes in the mean and/or the variability of its properties and that persists for an extended period. An extended period in climate context implies decades or an even longer time scale (IPCC 2014). Climate change may be due to natural internal processes or external forcings and persistent anthropogenic changes in the composition of the atmosphere or in land use (Stocker et al. 2013).
Adaptation
In the context of climate and climate-related extremes, IPCC’s Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX) defines adaptation as, “the process of adjustment to actual or expected climate and its effects, in order to moderate harm or exploit benefit opportunities” (Field 2012).
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Najjar, S., Bhatia, U., Ganguly, A.R. (2017). Climate Adaptation, Introduction. In: Shekhar, S., Xiong, H., Zhou, X. (eds) Encyclopedia of GIS. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17885-1_1631
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