Responding to the current and future impacts of climate change to minimize harm.

Being able to blend into the environment is an adaptation called camouflage.

The breeding and harvesting of fish, shellfish, and other aquatic organisms for food and other purposes.

The Earth’s changing climate is creating a lot of problems for aquaculture, especially for less wealthy farmers in regions most severely impacted by the climate crisis.

Tools that collect and share regional climate information so people can manage local risks and problems and adapt practices.

Using Climate Information Systems, researchers work together with farmers to establish climate-smart procedures to make farming more resilient and sustainable.

An energy source or heating and cooling system that uses the Earth’s natural heat.

Geothermal heating systems can reduce reliance on fossil-fuel-powered systems.

The ability to withstand, adapt to, and recover from challenges or disruptions.

A community facing sea-level rise could relocate critical infrastructure—like energy generation plants or transportation networks—to higher ground to increase resilience.

The process of sealing and insulating building envelopes to regulate building temperature during extreme weather and reduce a building’s energy needs.

Through the process of weatherization, old buildings can often be renovated to be more insulated and let less heat in and out.