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Displaying 15 of about 763 resultsClimate resilience and adaptation are intrinsically linked to development. This makes it challenging to accurately estimate adaptation finance in development operations. In response to this challenge, the joint MDB Working Group on Climate Finance Tracking developed a common adaptation finance tracking methodology in 2012. This common methodology has be…
Climate change impacts, along with changes in regulatory and business landscapes in anticipation of or in response to these impacts, pose significant risks to businesses in all sectors around the world. By helping companies prepare for and reduce these risks, adaptation - the act of making changes in processes, practices, and structures to moderate pote…
The purpose of this report is to better understand the impact of climate risks on Morocco’s banking sector. This includes understanding the banking sector’s exposure to sectors and regions that are vulnerable to climate physical and transition risks, as well as a quantification of climate impacts on banks’ balance sheets under different scenarios. This…
This study provides insights into how privately owned groceries can complement large food storage facilities and provide sustainable public and private sectors (Public–Private Partnerships-PPP). Feedback from grocery tenants and customers showed that groceries can be crucial in disaster management. The grocery sector could bring innovative solutions to…
The main purpose of the ‘Tourism Sector Disaster Recovery Framework (DRF) Guide’ is to assist national and local governments, relevant private sector partners, intergovernmental organizations and implementing partners in developing a sectoral DRF, comprising effective and efficient recovery programs for the sector. It is to be read in conjunction with t…
The new Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) Climate Adaptation Target Setting guidance aims to help banks accelerate their efforts on managing climate-related impacts and financing climate adaptation, by setting adaptation targets using the PRB impact framework. Building on a framing paper published in 2022, it sets out an initial, guiding approach…
This policy brief draws on research undertaken in Laikipia County in central Kenya under the Women Entrepreneurs in Climate Change Adaptation (WECCA) project. The authors use this case study to underscore the challenges faced by female entrepreneurs in Africa in the face of climate change. They make policy recommendations that may support these entrepre…
On December 29, 2020, Sisak-Moslavina County in Croatia was struck by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake with the epicenter 6 km outside the town of Petrinja. The earthquake was preceded by a 5.0 magnitude earthquake on December 28, 2020; and numerous aftershocks were recorded, including a 5.0 magnitude earthquake on January 6, 2021. The December earthquak…
This study was commissioned by the global project on “Developing Risk Management Approaches for Climate Risks”, implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in partnership with Allianz Reinsurance. The aim of this research is to analyse and identify a) the risks (perceived and experienced) faced by Moroccan MSMEs, b)…
Study 1 examines the frequency and distribution of natural disasters and analyzes their economic and trade effects, both at a macroeconomic and sectoral level. It provides an in-depth analysis of the impacts of these disasters on each of the six countries covered by the field research. The study also includes summaries of the four symposia organized at…
This report aims to assist supervisory and regulatory authorities in developing their approaches to monitor, manage and mitigate risks arising from climate change and to promote consistent approaches across sectors and jurisdictions. By focusing on cross-sectoral and system-wide aspects of climate-related financial risks, it complements the standard-set…
On the morning of December 26, 2004, a massive earthquake, registering 9.0 on the Richter scale hit Indonesia with its epicenter in the Indian Ocean, within 150 kilometers of Aceh Province, on the northern tip of Sumatra. The earthquake was followed by a massive tsunami that devastated the human population living on the coastline of Aceh Province, and p…
This policy discussion brief looks at key considerations for business-led adaptation; opportunities for businesses around climate adaptation; the role of governments and international agreements; and the role of the financial sector. In recent years the world has seen impacts of climate change rapidly intensify with more severe, frequent and unpredictab…
This policy brief presents policy insights from a groundbreaking assessment of climate risks to international trade in six major commodities. Transboundary climate risks to global food security are critical and mounting but, until now, have been largely unrecognized by the global community. Our assessment reveals how these risks are distributed via inte…
This learning brief summarizes an original research study which was prepared for the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) by Environmental Governance Consulting, Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago, during the 2018–2020 period. Saint Lucia has made a commendable effort over the past two decades to prepare for and adapt to the impacts of climate change on…