Adaptation actions may reinforce social inequities, including gender, unless explicit efforts are made to change  . Participation in climate action increases if it is inclusive and fair . Roy et al.  assessed links among various SDGs and mitigation options. Adaptation actions are grounded in local realities, especially in terms of their impacts, so understanding links with the goals of SDG 5 becomes more important to make sure that adaptive actions do not worsen prevalent gender and other social inequities within society . In the IPCC 1.5℃ Special Report, Roy et al.  assessed links between various SDGs and mitigation options, adaptation options were not considered. The current SDG 13 climate action targets do not specifically mention gender as a component for action, which makes it even more imperative to link SDG 5 targets and other gender-related targets to adaptive actions under SDG 13 to ensure that adaptation projects are synergistic rather than maladaptive  .
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