Cross-cutting concept · Cross-cutting

Transformational adaptation

Cross-cutting concept denoting an approach that changes the fundamental attributes of a social-ecological system in anticipation of, or in response to, climate change and its impacts, as distinct from incremental adjustment.

Definition source: IPCC AR6 WGII Glossary (Transformational adaptation)

Synonyms

transformative adaptation

Broader

Top concept of the scheme

Narrower

none

Counts as adaptation

Always (adaptation-specific).

Provenance

Domain expert

Identifier

CCC_33 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/CCC_33
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/CCC_33)