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A glossary of relevant words and their definitions.



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Resilience

The capacity of a social-ecological system to cope with a
hazardous event or disturbance, responding or reorganizing in
ways that maintain its essential function, identity and structure,
while also maintaining the capacity for adaptation, learning, and
transformation (Arctic Council, 2013).