<span style="color: #222222;">With the UN Climate Summit or the Conference of Parties, COP 26 in Glasgow around, All India Radio brings to you a ready reckoner every day. Under the &quot;COP-26 EXPLAINER SERIES&quot;, we shall bring for you daily the terms and concepts in use during the conference. Today we shall talk about Adaptation.<br />”<br />”Adaptation is the process of adjustment to climate change and its effects. The purpose is &nbsp;to reduce the harms and utilize the potential opportunities. Adaptation seeks to lower the risks posed by the consequences of climatic changes. Examples of adaptation include using scarce water resources more efficiently, adapting buildings to future climate conditions and extreme weather events and developing drought-tolerant crops.<br />”<br />”The adaptation programs result in creation of green jobs, reduce risk for the poor and vulnerable and protect our environment for the future generations. &nbsp;<br />”<br />”AIR News spoke to Anish De, Global Head, Power and Utilities, KPMG on the importance of climate adaptations.&nbsp;</span><br />