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Faith in ecology: how one group of Indigenous people in the Philippines are advancing agrobiodiversity
Duncan Macqueen reflects on a recent visit to partners in the Philippines, explaining how they’re building resilience to natural disasters by advancing agrobiodiversity in the farming systems.
Assessment on prioritizing transboundary climate risks for Ireland
Explore a comprehensive assessment of transboundary climate risks to the Island of Ireland in three specific areas: agriculture and food security, trade and infrastructure, and biophysical systems.
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.
Using REVAMP and local collaboration to explore waste management scenarios in Chía, Colombia
Discover how REVAMP was used to find out how to make Chía’s waste management more effective and at the same time contribute to a range of sustainable development priorities.
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.