Individual coping strategies are generally ineffective in reducing extreme risks and they rarely address the underlying structural causes of vulnerability  . Expending resources on private coping strategies in some cases may divert resources and capacity for wider community adaptation efforts . However, individual coping strategies can provide foundations for the implementation of collaborative action in communities, building on people's experiences, in ways which may have a longer-term, durable impact on developing resilience  . Community based adaptation can be effective at different scales, whether this is to manage transboundary issues , support the replication of local solutions , increase the uptake of adaptation measures  or inform the design of more effective policies for resilience . Community action may be mediated by NGOs or third sector organisations who play a coordinating or enabling role, particularly where other local government mechanisms are absent.
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Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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