Explained: What is climate change adaptation?

And whether we recognize it or not, responding to climate change means choosing a definition, with profound consequences for who responds to climate change and how. [...] In short, climate change adaptation refers to 'the process of adjustment to actual or expected climate and its effects,' or how we deal with the impacts of climate change. [...] Climate change adaptation is often contrasted with climate change mitigation, which refers to how we limit further changes in the climate in the first place. [...] Climate vocabulary Adaptation - Adjustments to actual or expected climate and its effects. [...] Vulnerability – Being predisposed to be negatively affected by climate change, linked to sensitivity and capacity to adapt.