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Adaptive capacity

Capacity comprising the ability of systems, institutions, humans and other organisms to adjust to potential damage, to take advantage of opportunities, or to respond to consequences.

Definition source: IPCC AR6 WGII Glossary: Adaptive capacity

Synonyms

readiness

Broader

Capacity

Narrower

none

Relations

measured-by Adaptive-capacity index

Counts as adaptation

Always (adaptation-specific).

Example of use

PICSA builds the capacity of farmers, pastoralists, and fisherfolk to combine forecasts, budgets, and options in adaptation decisions.

Provenance

Domain expert; Lexicon consensus

Identifier

OTC_052 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/OTC_052
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/OTC_052)