Adaptation to global warming will be needed along with mitigation. Adaptation unfortunately will not be a simple matter. The human race is no longer composed of small groups of hunter-gatherers, but billions of people generally living in highly arranged societies with limited mobility. The worse the impacts of global warming, the more difficult adaptation will be.

We should start planning for adaptation now, along with mitigation to try to lessen the impact of global warming.

The most complete compendium of research on adaptation is the 2007 IPCC Report, Vol II (Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability).