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In human systems, the process of adjustment to actual or expected climate and its effects, in order to moderate harm or exploit beneficial opportunities. In natural systems, the process of adjustment to actual climate and its effects; human intervention may facilitate adjustment to expected climate and its effects.
A critical threshold beyond which a system reorganizes, often abruptly and/or irreversibly.


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Available at: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg2/
Available at: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg2/
'''See also''': [[Threshold]]


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Definition

A critical threshold beyond which a system reorganizes, often abruptly and/or irreversibly.

Source

IPCC (2022). Annex II – Glossary. In IPCC (2022) Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability.

Available at: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg2/

See also: Threshold

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