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Preferred term

adaptive capacity  

Definition

  • The property of a system to adjust its characteristics or behaviour, in order to expand its coping range under existing climate variability, or future climate conditions. ACC definition: The ability of systems, institutions, humans, and other organisms to adjust to potential damage, to take advantage of opportunities, or to respond to consequences.

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http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/15046

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