Taylor and Francis Brown, K: Sustainable Adaptation to Climate Change

Effective adaptation to climate change will be an international priority over the next decades, and yet current adaptation projects are often not sustainable. Adaptation policies that focus on reducing specific climate sensitivities can, even if bringing benefits, adversely affect vulnerable groups and create social inequity, or even unintentionally undermine environmental integrity. We must ensure that adaptation efforts are socially and environmentally sustainable, contributing to poverty reduction as well as confronting the processes driving vulnerability.