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Green Bonds for Climate Resilience – State of Play and Roadmap to Scale

This paper aims to deepen current understanding of the state of play of green bonds that are financing climate resilience- related assets, projects, and activities (hereafter referred to as Green Bonds for Climate Resilience).

28 October 2021

This report was prepared by the Climate Bonds Initiative for the Global Center on Adaptation, in cooperation with the EBRD.

Persistent Business Blind Spots on Climate Risk and Adaptation

The world’s largest companies rank climate change as the most impactful global risk, but in reporting to investors, companies continue to underestimate and underreport on these risks, especially in their supply chains.

23 April 2020

Allie Goldstein

A Snapshot of Global Adaptation Investment and Tracking Methods

The intensity and frequency of extreme weather events and chronic climate-related changes are increasing, globally.

23 April 2020

Morgan Richmond, Chavi Meattle, et. al.

Health System Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change

Climate change is already causing avoidable injuries, illnesses, and deaths, and is damaging healthcare and public health facilities.

24 December 2019

Kristie L. Ebi, Peter Berry, et. al.

The Role of Domestic Budgets in Financing Climate Change Adaptation

Governments across the world are recognising the need to mobilise more and smarter investment in climate adaptation.

23 December 2019

Stephanie Allan, Aditya V. Bahadur, et. al.

Broken Connections and Systemic Barriers

Overcoming the Challenge of the "Missing Middle" in Adaptation Finance.

23 December 2019

Kulthoum Omari-Motsumi, Mandy Barnett and Liane Schalatek

Gender-Transformative Climate Change Adaptation: Advancing Social Equity

Power and gender inequalities can constrain and undermine climate change adaptation.

24 October 2019

Bernadette P. Resurrección, Beth A. Bee, et. al.

Adaptation Metrics Current Landscape and Evolving Practices

Effective adaptation assessment frameworks and metrics are essential for tracking and assessing climate change adaptation actions and progress.

24 September 2019

Timo Leiter and Anne Olhoff

Scaling Climate Services to Enable Effective Adaptation Action

Adaptation to anthropogenic climate change is the biggest challenge that humankind faces.

24 August 2019

James Hansen, John Furlow, et. al.