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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) convened a Workshop on Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change in Costa Rica in 1998 that involved more than 200 expects and incorporated views from many research communities. This paper summarizes the recommendations from the Workshop and profiles the contributions to the advancement of methodologies for adaptation science.
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Klein, R.J., Maciver, D.C. Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change: Methodological Issues. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 4, 189–198 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009690729283
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