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Adaptation
means anticipating the adverse effects of climate change and taking appropriate
action to prevent or minimize the damage they can cause, or taking advantage of
opportunities that may arise. It has been shown that well planned, early
adaptation action saves money and lives later. Adaptation, however, has
received more attention only recently. It has emerged as an essential strategy
to reduce adverse effects of climate change that cannot be avoided anymore, as
well as to exploit beneficial socioeconomic opportunities since no mitigation
effort can prevent climate change impacts in the next few decades. Climate
change related adaptation is needed in complementarity with mitigation since
mitigation alone is not enough to stave off the adverse effects of climate
change. Greater rates and magnitudes of climate change increase the likelihood
of exceeding the limits to adaptation.