Adaptation - Revision history

Editor at 18:45, 19 February 2026

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	It defines adaptation options as: 'The array of strategies and measures that are available and appropriate for addressing adaptation. They include a wide range of actions that can be categorised as structural, institutional, ecological or behavioural.'		It defines adaptation options as: 'The array of strategies and measures that are available and appropriate for addressing adaptation. They include a wide range of actions that can be categorised as structural, institutional, ecological or behavioural.'

−	The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)~~, published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in 2021,~~ defines climate change adaptation as: ‘Adjustments made to natural or human systems in response to the actual or anticipated impacts of climate change, to mitigate harm or exploit beneficial opportunities.’ This definition was repeated in the revised NPPF in 2024.	+	The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) defines climate change adaptation as: ‘Adjustments made to natural or human systems in response to the actual or anticipated impacts of climate change, to mitigate harm or exploit beneficial opportunities.’ This definition was repeated in the revised NPPF in 2024.

	[https://www.cic.org.uk/uploads/images/Competence-Framework-for-Sustainability-in-the-Built-Environment.pdf?v=1740033726 Competence frameworks for the built environment – Core criteria for sustainability competence - Code of practice , Version 3], published by the Edge for the Construction Industry Council in February 2025, states: ‘in human systems, the process of adjustment to actual or expected climate and its effects, in order to moderate harm or exploit beneficial opportunities. In natural systems, the process of adjustment to actual climate and its effects; human intervention may facilitate adjustment to expected climate.’		[https://www.cic.org.uk/uploads/images/Competence-Framework-for-Sustainability-in-the-Built-Environment.pdf?v=1740033726 Competence frameworks for the built environment – Core criteria for sustainability competence - Code of practice , Version 3], published by the Edge for the Construction Industry Council in February 2025, states: ‘in human systems, the process of adjustment to actual or expected climate and its effects, in order to moderate harm or exploit beneficial opportunities. In natural systems, the process of adjustment to actual climate and its effects; human intervention may facilitate adjustment to expected climate.’

Designing Buildings at 06:46, 10 March 2025

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	The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in 2021, defines climate change adaptation as: ‘Adjustments made to natural or human systems in response to the actual or anticipated impacts of climate change, to mitigate harm or exploit beneficial opportunities.’ This definition was repeated in the revised NPPF in 2024.		The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in 2021, defines climate change adaptation as: ‘Adjustments made to natural or human systems in response to the actual or anticipated impacts of climate change, to mitigate harm or exploit beneficial opportunities.’ This definition was repeated in the revised NPPF in 2024.

−	[https://www.cic.org.uk/uploads/images/Competence-Framework-for-Sustainability-in-the-Built-Environment.pdf?v=1740033726 Competence frameworks for the built environment – Core criteria for sustainability competence - Code of practice , Version 3], published by the Edge for the Construction Industry Council in February 2025, ~~state~~: ‘in human systems, the process of adjustment to actual or expected climate and its effects, in order to moderate harm or exploit beneficial opportunities. In natural systems, the process of adjustment to actual climate and its effects; human intervention may facilitate adjustment to expected climate.’	+	[https://www.cic.org.uk/uploads/images/Competence-Framework-for-Sustainability-in-the-Built-Environment.pdf?v=1740033726 Competence frameworks for the built environment – Core criteria for sustainability competence - Code of practice , Version 3], published by the Edge for the Construction Industry Council in February 2025, states: ‘in human systems, the process of adjustment to actual or expected climate and its effects, in order to moderate harm or exploit beneficial opportunities. In natural systems, the process of adjustment to actual climate and its effects; human intervention may facilitate adjustment to expected climate.’

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	It defines adaptation options as: 'The array of strategies and measures that are available and appropriate for addressing adaptation. They include a wide range of actions that can be categorised as structural, institutional, ecological or behavioural.'		It defines adaptation options as: 'The array of strategies and measures that are available and appropriate for addressing adaptation. They include a wide range of actions that can be categorised as structural, institutional, ecological or behavioural.'
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		+	The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in 2021, defines climate change adaptation as: ‘Adjustments made to natural or human systems in response to the actual or anticipated impacts of climate change, to mitigate harm or exploit beneficial opportunities.’ This definition was repeated in the revised NPPF in 2024.
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		+	[https://www.cic.org.uk/uploads/images/Competence-Framework-for-Sustainability-in-the-Built-Environment.pdf?v=1740033726 Competence frameworks for the built environment – Core criteria for sustainability competence - Code of practice , Version 3], published by the Edge for the Construction Industry Council in February 2025, state: ‘in human systems, the process of adjustment to actual or expected climate and its effects, in order to moderate harm or exploit beneficial opportunities. In natural systems, the process of adjustment to actual climate and its effects; human intervention may facilitate adjustment to expected climate.’

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	* National Adaptation Programme.		* National Adaptation Programme.
	* Resilient adaptation.		* Resilient adaptation.
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−	NB The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in 2021, defines climate change adaptation as: ‘Adjustments made to natural or human systems in response to the actual or anticipated impacts of climate change, to mitigate harm or exploit beneficial opportunities.’
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−	~~This definition was repeated in the revised NPPF in 2024.~~

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Designing Buildings at 17:20, 12 December 2024

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	NB The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in 2021, defines climate change adaptation as: ‘Adjustments made to natural or human systems in response to the actual or anticipated impacts of climate change, to mitigate harm or exploit beneficial opportunities.’		NB The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in 2021, defines climate change adaptation as: ‘Adjustments made to natural or human systems in response to the actual or anticipated impacts of climate change, to mitigate harm or exploit beneficial opportunities.’
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		+	This definition was repeated in the revised NPPF in 2024.

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Designing Buildings at 06:31, 24 August 2022

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	* Building adaptation.		* Building adaptation.
	* Climate adaptation.		* Climate adaptation.
		+	* Evolutionary adaptation.
	* National Adaptation Programme.		* National Adaptation Programme.
	* Resilient adaptation.		* Resilient adaptation.
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	* Carbon.		* Carbon.
	* Climate change		* Climate change
−	* Climate Change Act.
	* Climate change adaptation.		* Climate change adaptation.
	* COP21 Paris 2015.		* COP21 Paris 2015.
		+	* Evolutionary adaptation.
	* Greenhouse gases.		* Greenhouse gases.
	* Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC.		* Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC.

Designing Buildings at 08:29, 19 August 2022

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		+	* Autonomous adaptation.
	* Building adaptation.		* Building adaptation.
	* Climate adaptation.		* Climate adaptation.
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		+	* Autonomous adaptation.
	* Carbon.		* Carbon.
	* Climate change		* Climate change
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	* Climate change adaptation.		* Climate change adaptation.
	* COP21 Paris 2015.		* COP21 Paris 2015.
−	* COP26: A BSRIA summary.
	* Greenhouse gases.		* Greenhouse gases.
	* Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC.		* Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC.
	* Kyoto Protocol.		* Kyoto Protocol.
−	* Renewable energy.
	* Sustainability.		* Sustainability.

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Designing Buildings at 08:09, 11 August 2022

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	* Climate change		* Climate change
	* Climate Change Act.		* Climate Change Act.
		+	* Climate change adaptation.
	* COP21 Paris 2015.		* COP21 Paris 2015.
	* COP26: A BSRIA summary.		* COP26: A BSRIA summary.

Designing Buildings at 08:06, 11 August 2022

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	* National Adaptation Programme.		* National Adaptation Programme.
	* Resilient adaptation.		* Resilient adaptation.
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		+	NB The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in 2021, defines climate change adaptation as: ‘Adjustments made to natural or human systems in response to the actual or anticipated impacts of climate change, to mitigate harm or exploit beneficial opportunities.’

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Editor at 17:17, 6 July 2022

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	* Building adaptation.		* Building adaptation.
−	* Climate adaptation	+	* Climate adaptation.
	* National Adaptation Programme.		* National Adaptation Programme.
	* Resilient adaptation.		* Resilient adaptation.

Editor at 17:16, 6 July 2022

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	* Building adaptation.		* Building adaptation.
		+	* Climate adaptation
	* National Adaptation Programme.		* National Adaptation Programme.
	* Resilient adaptation.		* Resilient adaptation.