World leaders prepare for online summit on adapting to climate change Issued on: 26/01/2021 - 15:10 Get used to it: the Climate Adaptation Summit aims to help us come to terms with an inevitable rise in sea levels, and more extreme weather conditions. Oli SCARFF AFP 3 min Leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson are expected to contribute by video link to the Climate Adaptation Summit, being hosted by the Netherlands. Advertising Read more The aim of these talks is to make the planet more resilient to the effects of climate change. The meeting, also expected to involve current UN chief Antonio Guterres and former head Ban Ki-moon, will produce an "adaptation action agenda" for dealing with effects such as rising sea levels, extreme weather and crop failure.