Question

reducing climate change
choices
most scientists agree that the earths climate is changing and most scientists note that the earth
is getting warmer. many scientists point to rising greenhouse gas levels as the major reason for
this warming
as earth warms, humans are presented with three choices:

1. mitigation - taking measures to reduce the pace and magnitude of changes in global

climate due to climate change being caused by human activities

1. adaptation - taking measures to reduce the adverse impact on human well - being resulting

from the changes in climate that do occur

1. suffering - experience the negative impacts of climate change if mitigation and

adaptation are not handy
the effort to reduce greenhouse gas production by creating global agreements like the kyoto
protocol is a form of mitigation. building buildings further away from coastlines due to rising
sea levels is a form of adaptation. deserted areas that are seeing droughts and floods caused
by climate change is an example of suffering
while there are clear - ups, most environmental scientists agree that focusing on mitigation will
lower the general impact on reducing climate change. successful mitigation will help reduce the
need for adaptation as well as overall suffering
which of these is described as \taking measures to reduce
the adverse impact on human well - being resulting from the
changes in climate that do occur\?
adaptation
propagation
mitigation
suffering

Explanation:

The text defines "adaptation" as taking measures to reduce the adverse impact on human well - being from climate changes that occur.

Answer:

adaptation