adaptation

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But the foundation has also donated money to the Collective Action Fund for Accountability, Resilience, and Adaptation, which makes grants to fund climate litigation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Adaptation is a major focus of the summit, particularly a funding shortfall to assist vulnerable nations in protecting their people from climate impacts, such as building coastal defences against rising seas.

From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025

The strategy, part of an effort called the Climate Adaptation Master Plan for Water, assesses potential risks, sets goals for lining up additional water supplies, and outlines criteria for evaluating options.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

"Adaptation now needs to be put as high on the agenda as cuts in emissions and nature conservation."

From Salon • Sep. 10, 2024

Adaptation to the actual environment being abandoned, attention reverts to earlier interests, giving symptoms of other manic-depressive reactions in the onset or interruptions, and finally dwindles to complete indifference.

From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by MacCurdy, John T. (John Thompson)