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Assessing risks and vulnerability to climate change

2.5 How to deal with uncertainties?

Given the uncertainty associated with climate projections, robust strategies are required against a wide variety of possible future conditions. Dealing with uncertainty in adaptation planning is an important and challenging issue. It requires awareness of the key uncertainties associated with the analysis, and an understanding of the quality of the information on which it is based.

The CLIMATE-ADAPT section on uncertainty guidance provides access to resources covering the following topics: