Adaptation options across a range of climate risk settings  have potential for some degree of maladaptation alongside varied potential for success . Maladaptation can result from unaccounted trade- offs with low-income groups and the transformational potential of adaptation . Success is greatest when adaptation enhances gender equity  and supports ecosystem function and services . Among adaptation options, coastal infrastructure is an example that has particularly high risk for maladaptation through trade-offs for natural system functioning and human vulnerability over time. Examples of options with high potential for successful adaptation are nature restoration , social safety nets  and adaptations relating to changes of diets and reducing food waste  .
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Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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