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Two key concepts of the society-climate change interface: vulnerability and adaptation

Alexandre Magnan
Synthèses N°02/2010. Iddri, 2010. 4 p.

Présentation [en anglais]

Vulnerability and adaptation are two inseparable concepts, each being dependent on the other. Although they are extremely sensitive to the contextual specificities of particular areas, vulnerability reduction and adaptation strategies can only be developed at the interface between different spatial and temporal scales. This leads us to assert that faced with a common threat – climate change –, different types of vulnerability and adaptation exist.

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