Sustainable development is regarded as generally consistent with climate change adaptation, helping build adaptive capacity by addressing poverty and inequalities and improving inclusion and institutions . Some sustainable development strategies could facilitate adaptation effectiveness by addressing wider socioeconomic barriers, addressing social inequalities and promoting livelihood security . With a common goal of reducing risks, sustainable development and adaptation are relatively synergistic. For example, "low-regrets" adaptation strategies have been identified, such as improvements in health systems that reduce climate health impacts in cities . However, trade-offs also have been found and are important to consider and potentially address. Synergies have been found between adaptation and poverty reduction, hunger reduction, clean water access and health; while, trade-offs have also been found, particularly when adaptation strategies prioritise one development objective  or promote high-cost solutions with budget allocation and equity implications  . There are also opportunities for addressing the trade- offs, in particular distributional effects-by recognising that there are trade-offs and considering alternatives and complementary strategies to address those trade-offs .
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Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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