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How useful would it be if all countries used the same mitigation and adaptation strategies? Amey 9H1
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very country agreeing to implement the same mitigation strategies or adapting to climate change the same way would be a very ineffective way of dealing with it.
For example, it would to be redundant to have every country build a two-metre-high sea wall to adapt to rising sea levels – some places might not be affected by flooding and would not need the sea wall, but other places might
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be at risk of flooding and need a higher sea wall, so it would be an ineffective strategy. It would also take varying amounts of resources for different countries. For example, it would take more money for a large country like
