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Displaying 75 of about 111 resultsThis paper evaluates the climate change-related vulnerabilities of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The paper reviews the limited studies conducted so far, on the potential long-term costs of effective adaptation investment programs.Using the most recent Debt Sustainability Analyses of SIDS, the paper discusses the challenges countries with hi…
While global climate finance has steadily increased over the past decade, reaching an all-time high of nearly USD 1.3 trillion per year in 2021/2022, much more is needed to keep global temperature rises within 1.5°C by the end of this century and avoid the worst impacts of climate change. CPI collects and standardizes data on cl…
About Asian Disaster Preparedness CenterADPC is an autonomous international organization with a vision to reduce disaster and climate risk impacts on communities and countries in Asia and the Pacific by working with all key stakeholders.Established in 1986 as a technical capacity building center, ADPC has grown and expanded its…
A new study provides the first-ever empirical assessment of ecosystem services — the benefits we receive from nature — of Brazilian mangroves.[...]The study also shows food sources and cultural practices are highly dependent not only on mangroves, but also on adjacent coastal upland habitats such as forests and croplands. Ultimately, this new data fills…
The economic toll of climate change on Bangladesh's aquaculture has been revealed for the first time in a new study published in Climate Risk Management. The research found a staggering USD 140 million in losses from 2011 to 2020, a figure that starkly highlights the vulnerability of this key economic sector in Bangladesh to climate change. Th…
The objective of this feasibility study is to identify disaster risk finance and insurance (DRFI) solutions for up to 1.9 million family farmers in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. This study is motivated by an emerging consensus on the need to design and implement large-scale DRFI solutions to improve the financial resilience of family farmers in…
This paper explores how a newly developed methodological framework for enhanced climate stress-tests can be used by central banks and financial supervisors to inform the design of prudential measures. Climate stress-tests are a powerful tool to quantify the exposure of financial institutions to climate financial risks. Scenarios play an important role i…
The course is aimed primarily at key actors in the process of planning, implementing, following up and monitoring Agenda 2030 for the achievement of sustainable development objectives.DurationDuring this 4-week course, lessons will be enabled for students on a weekly basis. Each lesson has an estimated duration of 10 hours and should be completed before…
[...]Insurance relies on mathematical laws that have built the modern insurance industry: when we pool independent risks together – risks that can’t be too extreme – a lot of great things happen. Losses become more predictable, uncertainty is reduced, and the maximum probable loss declines. What does all this mean? It means that it is easier f…
In this study, authors use recent empirical findings from more than 1,600 regions worldwide over the past 40 years to project sub-national damages from temperature and precipitation, including daily variability and extremes. Using an empirical approach that provides a robust lower bound on the persistence of impacts on economic growth, they find that th…
Over the past several months, the climate pattern El Niño has disrupted different regions and sectors across the world. Zimbabwe recently declared a state of disaster, due largely to El Nino-induced drought. The city government in Bogota, Colombia announced water rationing as reservoir levels dropped to critical lows, restricting wat…
In Senegal, the impact of climate change is acutely felt across its vast agricultural landscapes, where smallholder farmers – many of whom are women – face increasing vulnerability due to erratic weather patterns. This challenge necessitates not only robust adaptation strategies but also accessible financial solutions that cater specifically to the need…
This report aims to inform discussions on the development of effective national and regional risk financing mechanisms by identifying funding gaps for wildfire and drought response. The identification of funding gaps can be used to inform a risk-layering approach, which combines different financial instruments to provide predictable finance when needed.…
This Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) examines Liberia’s development trajectory through the lens of the country’s vulnerability to climate change. It identifies Liberia’s development risks and opportunities, models various scenarios of climate impact and intervention, and proposes ways to strengthen resilience and finance climate actions th…
This report looks holistically at the challenges of adaptation to climate change for businesses, exploring the complementarity among the public sector, the financial sector, and the private sector. Building resilience to flood risks is imperative for Malaysia’s sustainable private sector development and growth. Estimates in this report show that floods…