Executive summary The increasing popularity of adaptive programmes in the development sector in the past decade is partly a response to the complex and interconnected challenges facing many...
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Executive summary The increasing popularity of adaptive programmes in the development sector in the past decade is partly a response to the complex and interconnected challenges facing many...
Executive summary The increasing scale and severity of the impacts of climate change pose a fundamental challenge to development and economic growth. The scale and urgency of action required to limit...
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New framework helps strengthen institutional capacity for planning and delivering climate adaptation A new paper released by the Action on Climate Today (ACT) programme, titled, “Building...
New approach puts theory of Climate-Resilient Agriculture into practice on the ground Agriculture is one of the most climate vulnerable sectors of the economy. Agriculture production is highly...
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New approach puts theory of Climate-Resilient Water Management into practice on the ground Climate-driven water scarcity could reduce GDP growth rates in South Asia by as much as 6%.1 Climate change...
Executive summary This paper focuses on the governance challenge of adapting to the impacts of climate change. Adaptation requires a shift in how governments ‘do’ development: they now need to...
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The cost of climate change adaptation in South Asia could be as much as US$500 billion per year by 2050[1]. Insufficient funding remains one of the biggest barriers to climate adaptation action...
Elisabeth Resch, Stephanie Allan, Laura Giles Álvarez and Harshita Bisht Executive summary The cost of adapting to climate change in developing countries could rise to between US$280 and US$500...