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Practitioners and policymakers are increasingly shifting their attention away from the almost exclusive focus on climate change mitigation to consider adaptation plans and find the optimal combination of adaptation and mitigation strategies. Based on realistic scenarios showing that global temperature rise will exceed 2 °C above the pre-industrial level threshold, actors are expected to not only reduce the negative impact of existing hazards but also to act and adjust their activities and behaviors based on the expected threats that climate change poses. However, the discussion around concrete business and policy changes required to adapt to this new warmer world is still in very early stages. To contribute to the knowledge base for this discussion and to provide valuable viewpoints, this collection presents innovative business and policy approaches to climate change adaptation across various economic sectors and locations. It reviews and critically analyzes the social, economic, environmental, and cultural dimensions of the complex adaptation trajectories. This introductory chapter summarizes the complex problem of climate change adaptation and provides an overview of the 17 contributions featured in the collection.
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Walker, T., Wendt, S., Goubran, S., Schwartz, T. (2022). Climate Change Adaptation: An Overview. In: Walker, T., Wendt, S., Goubran, S., Schwartz, T. (eds) Business and Policy Solutions to Climate Change. Palgrave Studies in Sustainable Business In Association with Future Earth. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86803-1_1
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