The mitigation of climate change is a priority that society needs to address as a matter of real urgency. It involves a reduction in the flow of heat-trapping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, either by reducing the sources of these gases, or working to enhance the sinks that store and accumulate these gases. Examples of sinks include the oceans, forests and soil. In part, the goal of mitigation is to reduce or avoid significant human impacts on the climate system upon which we all depend. But simply reducing carbon emissions is no longer enough. Many governments and organisations are realizing it's time to start preparing to live in a warming world. Adaptation aims to reduce vulnerability to impacts that are now inevitable due to past and on-going greenhouse gas emissions. However, the UK Government’s own Committee on Climate Change suggests it is failing on taking needed action in several key risk areas. This is the case across most global jurisdictions and, as a result, much more needs to be done to address adaptation and resilience building.