What can we learn from past adaptations to environmental change?

IISD experts Anne Hammill, Angie Dazé, Emilie Beauchamp, Jeffrey Qi and Alec Crawford take a closer look at what we saw—and did not see—on adaptation at COP 28 ... With climate change bringing more frequent and intense extreme weather events such as heatwaves, droughts and floods, individuals and communities can reduce ... Oct 15, 2024 ... At its core, adaptation strategies are systematic approaches designed to adjust to new conditions or challenges. They can include changes in ... The Global Adaptation Mapping Initiative (GAMI) is a collective global effort to systematically gather and synthesize literature on climate change adaptation. Apr 20, 2017 ... The role of natural selection in shaping the morphological, physiological, and behavioral adaptations of animals and plants across generations has been central ... Adaptation gardening is a method which allows farmers and gardeners to develop locally adapted, genetically diverse, resilient crop varieties. However, without deeper cuts in global net greenhouse gas emissions and accelerated adaptation efforts, severe climate risks to the United States will continue ... Jan 18, 2017 ... It situates these concepts within the existing principal-agent literature and suggests that strategic ambiguity occurs under conditions of ... Jan 9, 2020 ... First, incremental adaptation. These are incremental which means a series of small actions and adjustments to meet the goals and expectation of ... Adaptation aims to ensure that we are better prepared to respond to current and future climate change impacts.