In 2007 the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was adopted. This report contained a stronger message than previous reports concerning anthropogenic factors of global warming. There exist two schools of thought regarding responses to global warming and climate change: mitigation strategies and adaptation strategies. Mitigation strategies attempt to slow global warming and climate change by reducing the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere; but this alone is not enough. There is a need for the immediate adoption and implementation of adaptation strategies to cope effectively with the actual effects of global warming and climate change.