Adaptation actions in one place or sector can have adverse side effects elsewhere . For example, increased use of groundwater for irrigation in response to aridification can reduce baseflows into rivers with adverse impacts on stream ecology and water availability for communities far downstream . Additionally, across multiple sectors in North America, adaptation actions have tended to be sector specific rather than integrating across systems , despite the increasing awareness of cascading impacts and interdependencies  and risks from possible ecological and social thresholds that have been identified under higher GWL . For example, the water, energy and food nexus in North America has highlighted that food, water and energy security depend on transportation infrastructure .
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Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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