2017 年高考江苏卷 —— 老问题，新办法 Old Problem, New Approaches

While clean energy is increasingly used in our daily life, global warming will continue for some decades after CO2 emissions peak.

So even if emissions were to begin to decrease today, we would still face the challenge of adapting to climate change.

Here I will stress some smarter and more creative examples of climate adaptation.

When it comes to adaptation, it is important to understand that climate change is a process.

We are therefore not talking about adapting to a new standard, but to a constantly shifting set of conditions.

This is why, in part at least, the US National Climate Assessment says that: "There is no 'one-size fits all' adaptation."

Nevertheless, there are some actions that offer much and carry little risk or cost.

Around the world, people are adapting in surprising ways, especially in some poor countries.

Floods have become more damaging in Bangladesh in recent decades.

Mohammed Rezwan saw opportunity where others saw only disaster.