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Justice and equity in climate change adaptation: overview of an emerging agenda
This paper explores current trends in understanding, prioritizing, and implementing just resilience in research and policy, emphasizing justice and equity in climate adaptation and resilience.
Did COP29 advance the UNFCCC Global Goal on Adaptation?
COP29 will leave a very small legacy in the pursuit of an adequate adaptation response, with modest steps like the launch of the Baku Adaptation Road Map overshadowed by a lack of courage, imagination and ambition.
Mobilizing knowledge on gender, equity, and justice in climate change adaptation
Explore key gender and equity findings from the 6th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – Working Group II on Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability.
What Is ‘Loss and Damage’ from climate change? 8 Key questions, answered
Want to learn more about Loss and Damage? This article answers your key questions and explains the new fund designed to help vulnerable nations cope with the devastating impacts of climate change.
Briefing note: Human mobility in National Adaptation Plans
This briefing note assesses how human mobility is featured and addressed in National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) uploaded to the UNFCCC NAP Central database.
White Paper on European Climate Risk and Trade in Europe
This Adaptation Without Borders white paper explores the main barriers that are currently hindering business actions on adaptation and the role of public policies in creating an enabling environment that will accelerate investments in adaptation solutions and scale up their deployment.
Three Steps to Including Conflict Considerations in the Design of Climate Change Adaptation Projects
Introduction Research in 2020 found that 12 out of the 20 countries most vulnerable to climate change were also affected...
The high Andean basins face climate change: Results from seven case studies on vulnerability
Explore an analysis of available information on the vulnerability of hydrographic basins to climate change at the Andean continental level. The study analyzes seven basins, one for each Andean country, an includes a situational diagnosis and recommendations for reducing climate vulnerability in the Andes, as well as the identification of knowledge gaps and priority work issues for adaptation in the region.
Leave No Mountain Behind: The Synthesis Series: Is public funding of adaptation going to the mountain regions most in need?
Discover the geographic distribution and drivers of financial aid for climate change adaptation in mountain environments in this Adaptation at Altitude synthesis brief. The brief provides recommendations on how to optimise future programmes and funding streams.
Urban heat in South Asia: Integrating people and place in adapting to rising temperatures
Learn about the current state of knowledge of and plans to manage urban heat in South Asia in this World Bank policy brief. It examines heat in South Asian cities through the different layers of the urban environment, explores different population groups that are vulnerable to urban heat, and provides 3 key recommendations.