Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic is not only influencing climate change research  but is also influencing the capacities of governmental institutions and nations to support planned adaptation and poverty reduction favouring the most vulnerable groups, since the crisis also means among other issues a significant reductions in tax revenues . COVID-19 may also force people to seek alternative sources of income that can lead to the further erosion of long-term adaptive capacities. In many settings, the pandemic has had significant impact on businesses and SMEs . The important role of governmental support for buffering crises and periods of income loss of individual households  and private businesses  has also been demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development  countries .
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Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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