Showing posts with label Adaptation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Adaptation. Show all posts

Monday, March 18, 2013

Climate change adaptation as a new academic discipline

The world of higher education is beginning to recognize adaptation to climate change as a major research topic and an academic discipline, according to one of the world’s leading adaptation specialists, Saleemul Huq.

“Adaptation is no longer about analytical framing: it’s a learning-by-doing process,” said Huq, a senior fellow at the International Institute for Environment and Development in London and a member of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.