This Adaptation Insights builds on GCA technical assistance to integrate green and grey adaptation measures into large-scale infrastructure investment programs under the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program. It further draws on advanced research conducted by the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford, in partnership with GCA, on the application of spatial analytics and financial frameworks to scale nature-based solutions for transport infrastructure resilience globally (Scaling Investments for NbS: GCA portal). The observations presented reflect cumulative evidence and experience derived from collaboration with multilateral development banks and implementation partners engaged in mainstreaming climate adaptation within infrastructure planning and finance.

This Adaptation Insights on Ports is the result of a collaborative effort between the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) and Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), developed by Adele Cadario (Global Lead), Anne-Laure Solnon (Specialist), and Abraar Ahmad (Program Officer) from GCA, and Jasper Verschuur (Assistant Professor) from TU Delft, under the guidance of Nitin Jain (Sr. Director Programs, GCA).