Climate Crisis: Increased evidence of maladaptation, says IPCC Synthesis Report
India, March 20 -- India has many examples of maladaptation, making vulnerable communities becoming more helpless to climate impact
There is increased evidence of maladaptation in various sectors and regions, highlighted the Synthesis Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) under the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) cycle released on March 20.
Maladaptation is defined by the IPCC as the "changes in natural or human systems that inadvertently increase vulnerability to climate stimuli". It is an adaptation measure that does not succeed in reducing vulnerability but increases it instead.
"Maladaptation affects marginalised and vulnerable groups adversely," the report further stated.
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