Cross-cutting concept · Cross-cutting

Adaptation deficit

Cross-cutting concept denoting the gap between the current state of a system and a state that minimises adverse impacts from existing climate conditions and variability.

Definition source: IPCC AR6 WGII Glossary: Adaptation deficit

Synonyms

adaptation gap

Broader

Top concept of the scheme

Narrower

none

Counts as adaptation

Always (adaptation-specific).

Provenance

Lexicon consensus

Identifier

CCC_05 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/CCC_05
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/CCC_05)