Explainers

Mitigation and adaptation are the two major prongs of climate action: mitigation to limit the warming our planet will experience, and adaptation to help people adjust to the effects of climate change.

“Loss and damage” is a term used by the United Nations to describe the harms inflicted by climate change that go beyond what people can adapt to.

As climate change causes weather disasters to become more severe or reach new areas, much of our infrastructure will need to be redesigned for climate resilience.