Business
Progress in Adapting to Climate Change: 2023 Report to Parliament
See key findings and priority recommendations made to the Government of the United Kingdom in March 2023 by the Climate Change Committee in support of the National Adaptation Programme.
Digitalization of the built environment: Towards a more sustainable construction sector
Digitalization opens up new opportunities to contribute to the achievement of the Paris Agreement targets and the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDC-supported Climate Ledger Initiative (CLI) is helping to achieve the Agreement’s climate targets using digital ledger technologies such as blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies. These offer huge potential for climate action.
Globalization of local risks through international investments and businesses: A case for risk communication and climate fragility reduction
This publication explores the globalization of local risks through international investments in Asia and present a climate fragility risk index to assess a country’s suitability for investing.
Private adaptation in semi-arid lands: a tailored approach to ‘leave no one behind’
This paper argues for a shift in semi-arid policy landscapes, that refocuses on leveraging existing adaptive capacities of private actors to respond to environmental shocks and weather extremes.
The Economic Cost of Climate Change in Europe: Synthesis Report on COACCH Interim Results
This document synthesises the latest results from the COACCH project on the economic costs of climate change in Europe by sector and socio-economic tipping points.
The Roles of the Private Sector in Climate Change Adaptation – an Introduction
This introduction shows how the private sector can advance adaptation. Actors can adapt to climate change, finance climate adaptation of others and support others through products and services.
Engaging the private sector in financing adaptation to climate change: Learning from practice
The ACT learning brief presents a framework of five approaches that policymakers, practitioners and donors can use to motivate the private sector to invest in climate change adaptation.
Online resources for UK businesses preparing for and responding to flood events
This resource is designed to support business, and those working with business, to identify research to support their projects and decision-making in preparing for and responding to flood events.
What roles could private actors play in agricultural adaptation in sub-Saharan Africa? Insights from publicly funded projects
This study examines proposals for 197 projects to determine the diversity of agricultural adaptation options available and to what extent private actors are involved with them in sub-Saharan Africa
Climate Change & Environment Nexus Brief: Mini-grids
This nexus brief focuses on rural electrification through mini-grids and their importance for the nexus of sustainable development, poverty alleviation, and climate change.