Adaptation: The adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli or their effects, which moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities.
20 May 2013, AlertNet
'Our message is to please listen to children and their needs for DRR, and include their needs in the next HFA2. This is absolutely doable – and we have found that children often come up with the best and most efficient solutions,' explains Jacobo Ocharan, Head of Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation for Plan International...
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