ABSTRACT
Climate adaptation is a timely yet complex topic. It does not fit squarely into any one disciplinary realm, especially given the range of strategies, tools, and techniques that must be used to further our understanding of weather-related hazards and the impacts on people and places. Assessing vulnerability and risk, developing strategies to mitigate the potential impacts of natural hazards, and related policy and governance frameworks are examples that demonstrate the complex, interdisciplinary nature of the challenges that planning practitioners and policy-makers commonly face. Global warming is the term used to describe an increase in average global temperatures. The term is also commonly used to indicate a relationship between the rise in global temperatures and the release of excessive amounts of carbon dioxide, methane, and other greenhouse gases. Climate change commitments fall into two fundamental response strategies: climate mitigation and adaptation.
