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As the most important environmental conference in more than a decade gets under way in Copenhagen this week,much of the talk,as usual,is on reducing greenhouse-gas emissions.But there's another issue that needs to be addressed-one that is crucial for reaching an overall agreement,but doesn't get nearly as much attention.That issue is adaptation.