process of adjustment to actual or expected climate change and its effects, seeking to moderate or avoid harm or exploit beneficial opportunities
synonyms: climate change adaptation; adaptation
note: Copper's role in adaptation can be upstream in mining operations, midstream in smelters and refiners, or downstream through the role of applications such as cooling appliances, water infrastructure or making electrical installations more flood-resilient. Also undergrounding power infrastructure to cope with extreme weather events could be considered.