The top four adaptation responses in terms of frequency of documentation are changes in the cropping pattern and crop systems , improved crop cultivars and agronomic practices , irrigation and water management practices  and water and soil conservation measures . These top four responses provide several benefits such as higher incomes and yields, better water use efficiencies and related outcomes  . However, those benefits are incremental, that is, they help improve crop production and incomes, at least in the short run, but may not automatically lead to transformative outcomes and climate risk reductions . One way to move from incremental to transformative adaptation could be to invest gains from incremental adaptation in education and capacity building to improve overall adaptive capacity . Responses such as migration, including spontaneous and planned relocation, are also relatively well documented , as are responses such as collective action, training and capacity building and economic and financial measures for increasing adaptive capacities . These categories of adaptation can potentially lead to transformative outcomes, such as a shift to livelihoods that are less exposed to climate hazards. However, transformative pathways are not always straightforward  .
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Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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