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Economics of DRR

Τhis theme covers economic analysis supporting risk-informed investments and better investment planning and financing strategies for disaster risk reduction. It also adresses post-event economic loss and impact assessments, cost benefit analysis and other DRR investment appraisal techniques, ex-ante economic impact assessments.

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Call to action to governments to respond with urgency on systemic climate risk

This Call to Action is a reminder to policymakers to act decisively and urgently to manage systemic risk, by committing to and implementing, national policy reforms consistent with 1.5°C carbon budgets and development pathways.
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Santiago network ready to deliver technical assistance to countries and communities most vulnerable to climate change

The Santiago network Advisory Board, during its meeting in Bonn, approved key guidelines and processes necessary for the network to begin delivering technical assistance to those most vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate-related loss and damage.
Santiago Network
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Participation, engagement and representation of migrants, displaced persons and refugees in Loss and Damage financing, action and support

This brief compiles inputs from practitioners working on human mobility and climate change as a contribution to discussions and processes that aim to ensure engagement of migrants, refugees and other displaced persons in climate-vulnerable situations.
Research briefs

Global warming's economic blow: Risks rise more rapidly for the rich

In a new study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), researchers analysed how erratic weather events, increasingly intensified by global warming, affect global production and consumption across different income groups.
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
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Ecuador country climate and development report

This Country Climate and Development Report captures the interplay between development challenges and climate change and climate policies in Ecuador, with the objective of identifying synergies and tradeoffs.
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New online map tracks costs of climate-related disasters across Canada

With attribution science getting ever more precise in connecting extreme weather and wildfires to climate change, a new tracker from the Canadian Climate Institute is calling for pro-active adaptation measures to limit the damage.
The Energy Mix
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Navigating the financial risks of flooding

Floods continue to be one of the costliest natural hazards, and they are more and more exacerbated by climate change.
MSCI Inc.
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How to fix funding bottlenecks and pave the way for locally led adaptation

A new survey explores the operational bottlenecks preventing local organisations from accessing climate adaptation funding.
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
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