Q investments in climate infrastructure in the rest of the world? Maladaptation has been discussed and studied for decades, but it's only now emerging as a mainstream concept, and Dr. Shipper has been one of the researchers at the forefront of studying the impact. So it's not a new term for you, but it's a new term for many communicators. Why is it such a suddenly new term for many people?
A Well, the reality is that in the last 15 years, we've had a lot more adaptation projects, programs, and plans implemented around the world. And also in the last five or six years, we've had a lot of studies done trying to understand the outcomes of these projects. And one thing that we're seeing is that the projects often don't really help people adapt to climate change. So sometimes it would be just sort of wasted money. Whatever they're trying to do isn't, isn't really achieved. But unfortunately, what we're seeing is that the projects are so poorly planned that they actually make people worse off. And in the worst case, this could mean that they're sort of undermining opportunities for future adaptation. So it's important because we're talking now about the need for huge investments in adaptation of climate change around the world. But if some of the, the, the evidence now is showing that we're actually putting money towards things that are making people worse off, Well, what does that mean for the money, and what does it mean for trying to adjust this?
AI assessment note: “in the last five or six years, we've had a lot of studies done”