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By gathering expert and local views, we propose to revisit the concept of successful adaptation. We argue that only by understanding what good adaptation looks like, can we think of how to evaluate it.
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© All rights reserved. Illustrations used in this study are the property of BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change – IMAGINE adaptation (ERC, IMAGINE adaptation, 101039429). Author Josune Urrutia.
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