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climate.mit.edu
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https://climate.mit.edu/explainers/mitigation-and-adaptation
*Adaptation* is action to help people adjust to the current and future effects of climate change.1. Mitigation centers on the root cause of climate change: the heat-trapping greenhouse gases humans are adding to the atmosphere faster than our planet can absorb them. Failure to mitigate climate change will only make it more important to adapt. Most funding to deal with climate change worldwide has been spent on mitigation, with only a small share given to adaptation,5 and the United Nations estimates that the need for adaptation is growing faster than the spending on it.6. While all countries will need to both mitigate and adapt to climate change, some have far more resources to do so than others. Mitigation: “A human intervention to reduce emissions or enhance the *sinks* of *greenhouse gases*.” Adaptation: “In *human systems*, the process of adjustment to actual or expected *climate* and its effects, in order to moderate harm or exploit beneficial opportunities. NASA Global Climate Change: "Mitigation and adaptation".
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wri.org
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https://www.wri.org/insights/strategies-achieve-climate-mitigation-adaptation…
[Skip to main content](https://www.wri.org/insights/strategies-achieve-climate-mitigation-adaptation-simultaneously#main-content). [](https://www.wri.org/insights/strategies-achieve-climate-mitigation-adaptation-simultaneously#scroll). [](https://www.wri.org/insights/strategies-achieve-climate-mitigation-adaptation-simultaneously#scroll). * [Climate](https://www.wri.org/climate). * [About Us](https://www.wri.org/about). [Back](https://www.wri.org/insights/strategies-achieve-climate-mitigation-adaptation-simultaneously#). * [Climate filter site by Climate](https://www.wri.org/content-filter/53). WRI [recently analyzed](https://www.wri.org/research/climate-adaptation-investment-case) more than 300 adaptation investments and found that over half of them are also expected to reduce GHG emissions in the long run; for example, by adopting climate-smart farming practices, bringing trees and green spaces to cities, or introducing more resilient renewable energy sources. This, in turn, reduces demand for air conditioning and cuts energy-related emissions — [both of which are rising](https://www.wri.org/insights/climate-change-effects-cities-15-vs-3-degrees-C) as the planet warms. [When harvested sustainably](https://www.wri.org/insights/mass-timber-wood-construction-climate-change), wood may drive fewer emissions than materials like concrete while also minimizing flood damage and reducing losses. These are critical ecosystems: In addition to storing [17% of all forest carbon](https://www.wri.org/insights/4-ways-indigenous-and-community-lands-can-reduce-emissions), they provide [habitat for biodiversity](https://www.wri.org/insights/indigenous-and-local-community-land-rights-protect-biodiversity) and resilience benefits for nearby communities, such as climate regulation and water security. [Climate](https://www.wri.org/climate). [Climate](https://www.wri.org/climate). [Climate](https://www.wri.org/climate). [Climate](https://www.wri.org/climate). * [Climate](https://www.wri.org/climate). * [Cookie Preferences](https://www.wri.org/insights/strategies-achieve-climate-mitigation-adaptation-simultaneously "Manage privacy and cookie preferences").
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pbslearningmedia.org
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https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/adaptation-and-mitigation/climate-w…
# Adaptation & Mitigation | Climate Wisconsin | PBS LearningMedia. Discover what the concepts of adaptation and mitigation have to do with climate change and what the strategies they include may mean for us and our communities. [4:17 ##### Climate Change Affects Glacial Water Source Video](https://illinois.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ttv10.sci.ess.watcyc.glacialwater/climate-change-affects-glacial-water-source/). Adaptation means identifying and preparing for the impacts of climate change. 2. How have you or your community made adaptations to respond to changes in climate? #### Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation - Discussion Questions. * Before students watch the video, have them think about climate change and how it impacts individuals, communities, and countries. * After students watch the video, discuss how adaptation and mitigation differ in terms of solutions to climate change. 3. Collaborate and compete with classmates, family members, and more in the online Cool Choices game offered by Green & Healthy Schools Wisconsin to earn points by engaging in actions that promote sustainability and seek to mitigate negative impacts of climate change in our communities.
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https://science.nasa.gov/climate-change/adaptation-mitigation/
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toolkit.climate.gov
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http://toolkit.climate.gov/mitigation
Research demonstrates that both mitigation (efforts to reduce future climate changes) and adaptation (efforts to reduce the vulnerability of society to climate change impacts) are needed in order to minimize the damages from human-caused climate change and to adapt to the pace and magnitude of changes that will occur. Map showing DOE Tribal Energy Program initiatives in the U.S. From developing biomass energy projects on the Quinault Indian Nation in Washington and tribal and intertribal wind projects in the Great Plains, to energy-efficiency improvement efforts on the Cherokee Indian Reservation in North Carolina and the sustainable community designs being pursued on the Lakota reservations in the Dakotas, tribes are investigating ways to reduce future climate changes. These strategies may preclude using land for carbon-sink mitigation strategies (such as biomass planting)...or they may actually *enhance* these efforts. > The preceding text was excerpted and adapted from the report *Climate Change Impacts in the United States: The Third National Climate Assessment* (Chapter 27: Mitigation and Chapter 12, Indigenous Peoples, Lands, and Resources).
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the-innovation.org
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https://www.the-innovation.org/article/doi/10.59717/j.xinn-geo.2023.100015
| [22] | Marquardt, J., Fünfgeld, A., and Elsässer, J.P. Institutionalizing climate change mitigation in the Global South: current trends and future research. Soil carbon sequestration impacts on global climate change and food security. | [144] | Woolway, R.I., Kraemer, B.M., Lenters, J.D., et al. | [174] | Mamet, S.D., Brown, C.D., Trant, A.J., and Laroque, C.P. Shifting global Larix distributions: northern expansion and southern retraction as species respond to changing climate. | [214] | Williams, C.M., Henry, H.A.L., and Sinclair, B.J. Cold truths: how winter drivesresponses of terrestrial organisms to climate change. | [233] | Xu, R.B., Yu, P., Abramson, M.J., et al. | [235] | McDermott-Levy, R., Scolio, M., Shakya, K.M., and Moore, C.H. Factors that influence climate change-related mortality in the United States: an integrative review. | [254] | Watkins, D.J., Torres Zayas, H.R., Vélez Vega, C.M., et al. | [640] | Brownlee, M.T.J., Powell, R.B., and Hallo, J.C. A review of the foundational processes that influence beliefs in climate change: opportunities for environmental education research.
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worldwildlife.org
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https://www.worldwildlife.org/resources/explainers/whats-the-difference-betwe…
Climate change mitigation means avoiding and reducing emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere to prevent the planet from warming to more
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un.org
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https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/climate-adaptation
There are many ways to adapt to what is happening and what will happen. You can plant or preserve trees around your home, for instance, to keep temperatures