Previous IPCC reports have described in detail adaptation for individual actors as an iterative risk management process of scoping , analysis  and implementation  . This AR6 report expands the focus to consider adaptation processes with multiple actors and a richer temporal dimension in which actions taken at one time can expand or contract the set of feasible, effective and just options available at another time, thereby increasing or decreasing the ability of adaptation to reduce risks . This AR6 report also expands the focus to include decision processes the implement both adaptation and mitigation , as well as heightened attention to M&E, which is a key prerequisite for successful iterative risk management and achieving effective and just adaptation outcomes at local to global levels . The challenges of implications for adaptation, mitigation and sustainable development outcomes result from decision-making process at different levels . Overcoming these challenges often requires significant learning and innovative ways of linking science, practice and policy at all scales .
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Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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