Clmt chng dpttn s th prcss f djstng t th ffcts f clmt chng, bth crrnt nd ntcptd. dpttn ms t mdrt r vd hrm fr ppl, nd s slly dn lngsd clmt chng mtgtn. t ls ms t xplt pprtnts. Hmns my ls ntrvn t hlp djst fr ntrl systms. Thr r mny dpttn strtgs r ptns. Fr nstnc, bldng hsptls tht cn wthstnd ntrl dsstrs, rds tht dn't gt wshd wy n th fc f rns nd flds. Thy cn hlp mng mpcts nd rsks t ppl nd ntr. Th fr typs f dpttn ctns r nfrstrctrl, nstttnl, bhvrl nd ntr-bsd ptns.: Fgr 16.5 Sm xmpls f ths r bldng swlls r nlnd fld dfnss, prvdng nw nsrnc schms, chngng crp plntng tms r vrts, nd nstllng grn rfs r grn spcs. dpttn cn b rctv (rspndng t clmt mpcts s thy hppn) r prctv (tkng stps n ntcptn f ftr clmt chng).
Th nd fr dpttn vrs frm plc t plc. dpttn msrs vry by rgn nd cmmnty, dpndng n spcfc clmt mpcts: 2417 nd vlnrblts. Fr nstnc, cstl rgns mght prrtz s-lvl rs dfnss nd mngrv rstrtn. rd rs cld fcs n wtr scrcty sltns, lnd rstrtn nd ht mngmnt. Th nds fr dpttn wll ls dpnd n hw mch th clmt chngs r s xpctd t chng, whch s dffrnt frm plc t plc. dpttn s prtclrly mprtnt n dvlpng cntrs bcs thy r mst vlnrbl t clmt chng. dpttn nds r hgh fr fd, wtr nd thr sctrs mprtnt fr cnmc tpt, jbs nd ncms. n f th chllngs s t prrtz th nds f cmmnts, ncldng th prst, t hlp nsr thy r nt dsprprtntly ffctd by clmt chng.: 1253
dpttn plnnng s mprtnt t hlp cntrs mng clmt rsks. Plns, plcs r strtgs r n plc n mr thn 70% f cntrs. grmnts lk th Prs grmnt ncrg cntrs t dvlp dpttn plns. thr lvls f gvrnmnt lk cts nd prvncs ls s dpttn plnnng. S d cnmc sctrs. Dnr cntrs cn gv mny t dvlpng cntrs t hlp dvlp ntnl dpttn plns. Ths s mprtnt t hlp thm mplmnt mr dpttn. Mntrng nd vltn ctvts r ky prts f dpttn ffrts. Thy nsr strtgs wrk wll nd llw fr ncssry chngs lng th wy. Th dpttn crrd t s fr s nt ngh t mng rsks t crrnt lvls f clmt chng.: 20 : 130 nd dpttn mst ls ntcpt ftr rsks f clmt chng. Th csts f clmt chng dpttn r lkly t cst bllns f dllrs yr fr th cmng dcds. n mny css, th cst wll b lss thn th dmg tht t vds.