b'1.5What is Climate Adaptation? It is best placed to react faster and more effectively to Climate Adaptation can be best described as local climatic events given our close relationship with planning proactively to take action and make communities and extensive knowledge of the local adjustments to minimise or avoid the existing and natural and built environment. anticipated impacts from climate change.The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeThis is demonstrated by our prompt and unrelenting (IPCC), in 2014, defined climate adaptation as:emergency response to varying and more frequent extreme weather events. The process of adjustment to actual or expected climate and its effects. In human systems, adaptationAs the climate is changing the local authority needs to seeks to moderate or avoid harm or exploit ensure that it adapts to the various impacts. It is cru-beneficial opportunities. In some natural systems,cial that climate change adaptation is mainstreamedhuman intervention may facilitate adjustment tointo our decision making processes and implemented expected climate and its effects. proactively in the performance of functions.In addition, the benefits and opportunities that may Climate adaptation aims to build climate resilientarise must be capitalised upon in respect of cost communities, to protect people, ecosystems, savings as well as new and innovative ways to foster businesses, infrastructure and buildings from the environmental sustainability.negative impacts of climate change. The LocalAuthority plays a pivotal role in planning for,and responding to, emergency situations. 10'