Adaptation gap (Q266)

Subject, term, tag: Adaptation gap

Language	Label	Description	Also known as
English	Adaptation gap	Subject, term, tag: Adaptation gap

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source version

IPCC Glossary v1.5

1 reference

Source

https://apps.ipcc.ch/glossary/

date accessed

27 May 2026

Part of

Working Group II: Climate Change 2022 – Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability

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Definition

The difference between actually implemented adaptation and a societally set goal, determined largely by preferences related to tolerated climate change impacts and reflecting resource limitations and competing priorities (UNEP, 2014; UNEP, 2018). (English)