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Adaptation to changing climate conditions
There is increasing evidence that regional changes in climate are affecting physical conditions and biological systems around the world. Changes such as shrinking glaciers, variations in rainfall frequency and intensity, and shifts in growing seasons and insect distributions are expected to have substantial impacts on food production, water supplies and disease vectors in many parts of the world. People in poor rural areas who are most dependent on environmental resources and have the least capacity for adaptation to climate variability will be most vulnerable to drought, flooding, disease epidemics and natural disasters.

The countries most at risk are those whose economies are highly dependent on agriculture, forestry and fishing, as well as countries with low-lying coastal areas, islands, and areas with high population density and poor infrastructure. Even if greenhouse gas emissions were to be reduced in the near future, global average temperatures would continue to rise due to existing concentrations of gases that contribute to global warming. Therefore, long-term, concrete actions to reduce the vulnerability of the poorest people and improve their adaptive capacity to climate change need to be built into national strategies for poverty alleviation and sustainable development.

Adaptation activities

UNDP Roundtable on Climate Change Adaptation, Risk Management and Insurance – A Brainstorming Session
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Asia Regional Workshop on Mainstreaming Biodiversity & Climate Change Organized in collaboration with IUCN and the Government of India. Download Final Workshop Report

Climate Change Capacity Development Workshops for UNDP Country Offices in the Asia Pacific Region, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, Arab Region and the Central Africa Region
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