Hastily presented as one of the major accomplishments of the 14th United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Poznan , discussions on adaptation actually need careful analysis. With respect to the historical treatment of adaptation, which has been quite light before COP 13 in Bali (2007), the vogue for adaptation may be good news. However, all the difficulty now lies in translating the semantic success and political momentum into operational outcomes.

As the following critical synthesis shows, Poznan can hardly be considered as a major breakthrough in that regard although some significant steps forward have been made.

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