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Adaptation is a key societal response to reduce the impacts of climate change, yet it is poorly represented in current modelling frameworks. We identify key research gaps and suggest entry points for adaptation in quantitative assessments of climate change to enhance policy guidance.
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We acknowledge support from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme NAVIGATE under grant agreement no. 821124. N.v.M. acknowledges funding from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (grant agreement no. 01LN1711A). F.P. acknowledges funding through the CHIPS project, part of AXIS, an ERA-NET initiated by JPI Climate, funded by FORMAS (Sweden), DLR/BMBF (Germany, grant agreement no. 01LS1904A), AEI (Spain) and ANR (France), with co-funding by the European Union (grant agreement no. 776608).
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van Maanen, N., Lissner, T., Harmsen, M. et al. Representation of adaptation in quantitative climate assessments. Nat. Clim. Chang. 13, 309–311 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01644-1
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