Adaptive management (Q274)

Subject, term, tag: Adaptive management

Language	Label	Description	Also known as
English	Adaptive management	Subject, term, tag: Adaptive management

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source version

IPCC Glossary v1.5

1 reference

Source

https://apps.ipcc.ch/glossary/

date accessed

27 May 2026

Part of

Working Group II: Climate Change 2022 – Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability

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Definition

A process of iteratively planning, implementing and modifying strategies for managing resources in the face of uncertainty and change. Adaptive management involves adjusting approaches in response to observations of their effect on, and changes in, the system brought on by resulting feedback effects and other variables. (English)