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This technical note seeks to build a case for ensuring infrastructure resilience to disasters by mainstreaming adaptation concerns in the foreseeable future. Since disaster risks in the next few decades will be largely defined by the combination of past actions and current trends, adaptation and mitigation are both needed to reduce risks of disruptions from climate change. The purpose of the note is to consolidate available literature on the significance of adaptation for disaster resilient infrastructure, specifically for climate change effects in terms of slow and rapid onset events. The note underscores the need for adaptation for tackling events here and now, and the importance of both mitigation and adaptation as a set of complementary actions to deal with foreseeable impacts of climate change. |
