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climate change adaptation  

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  • Climate change adaptation refers to the need to adapt to the future climatic conditions that will affect all regions of the world in order to minimize the impact of disasters associated with climate change. Ever since Earth formed 4.4 billion years ago, climate change has occurred. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crisis Management; Climate Change Adaptation]

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