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ND-GAIN looks to usher in a new era of decision-support, building on more than a decade of international leadership

In recent years, billions of dollars have been pledged worldwide for climate adaptation: taking action to prepare for and adjust to the current and projected impacts of climate change. But key questions remain on where and how that funding should...

Latest ND-GAIN Country Index integrates new World Bank Business Ready data set

The University of Notre Dame's Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN) has adopted a new measure…

Building Adaptive Capacity: ND-GAIN Findings from Latin America and the Caribbean

To better understand what drives resilience, the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN) undertook a two-stage study focused on five countries: Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Colombia, and Haiti. The goal was to identify what strengthens a country’s adaptive capacity, what relevant...

Notre Dame faculty members bring lessons from COP30 back to their classrooms and research

The Notre Dame faculty members who attended COP30 all had their own reasons for wanting to attend the annual United Nations climate summit. Daniele de Almeida Miranda (Biological Sciences) wanted to see how research like hers was put into action....

New tool tracks cross-border pollution, revealing unequal distribution of risk, responsibility

Deadly PM 2.5 air pollution that crosses state and national borders remains a serious global health issue. New Notre Dame research provides a tool to track responsibility and inform policy.

On the eve of COP30 in Brazil, Notre Dame convenes faculty in São Paulo

Since its founding, the University of Notre Dame has sought to address the world’s most pressing challenges through scholarship, partnership, and service. Responding to the growing urgency of environmental change requires precisely this kind of collaboration, bringing together universities, researchers,...

New data analysis tool from researchers at Notre Dame sheds light on city-level water-related climate risks

As the reality of a changing global climate manifests in severe flooding and intensifying droughts, the risk and preparedness for these extreme weather events is distributed unevenly worldwide.

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State and Trends of Climate Adaptation Finance in Small Island Developing States

October 01, 2025

Adaptation finance is highly concentrated, with 10 SIDS receiving 67% of tracked adaptation finance. Furthermore, international public adaptation finance flows to SIDS have no significant correlation to climate vulnerability, as assessed by the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN) country vulnerability scores.

Monsoon flooding has killed hundreds in Pakistan – climate change is pushing the rainy season from blessing to looming catastrophe

August 25, 2025

Pakistan is among the countries hit hardest by weather-related disasters over the past two decades, yet it ranks 150th globally out of 192 countries when it comes to being ready to deal with disasters, according to the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative’s assessments.

Philippines ranks 116th in Climate Vulnerability Index

August 14, 2025

The Philippines ranked 116^th out of 187 countries with a score of 43.4 out of 100 in the latest edition of the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative’s (ND-GAIN) Country Index by the University of Notre Dame. The country is one of the most vulnerable and least ready in the region when it comes to climate-related challenges.

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