Climate-prepared countries are losing ground, latest ND-GAIN index shows
Updated annually, ND-GAIN’s Country Index quantifies the climate vulnerability and readiness of more than 180 countries by aggregating 45 core indicators over 20 years.
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Research collaboration brings an international perspective to local floods
This summer, a team of undergraduate researchers from the University of Notre Dame and Dublin City University (DCU) joined together to analyze a subwatershed in the St. Joseph River Basin to better understand barriers and opportunities to climate adaptation in...
Dublin Global Gateway facilitates new ND and DCU research collaboration
After the success of the Ireland Climate Inventory project, a virtual summer 2021 initiative, the Dublin Global Gateway (DGG) is delighted to announce the launch of a new research collaboration between the Notre Dame Environmental Change Initiative (ND-ECI) and the...
Notre Dame and Dublin City University launch student research exchange focused on water policy and climate adaptation
This summer, eight undergraduate students from Dublin City University (DCU) and the University of Notre Dame will partner for a new research exchange program focused on water policy and climate adaptation. Student teams located at Notre Dame and DCU will...
With NSF grant, interdisciplinary Notre Dame team aims to develop national model for community-university partnerships that can help revive Rust Belt cities
An interdisciplinary team of Notre Dame faculty is leading an effort with institutions in Ohio and Kentucky to replicate an experiential learning model for attracting and retaining diverse STEM workforces in Rust Belt cities through university-community partnerships that strengthen quality...
ND-GAIN and Dublin Global Gateway partner to build climate change inventory of Ireland
Even the most prepared countries need to focus more on climate change, according to the University of Notre Dame’s Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN) Country Index. The annual study—which measures how 181 countries compare on vulnerability to climate impacts and readiness...
New study confirms relationship between toxic pollution, climate risks to human health
In a first-of-its-kind study that combines assessments of the risks of toxic emissions (e.g., fine particulate matter), nontoxic emissions (e.g., greenhouse gases) and people’s vulnerability to them, University of Notre Dame postdoctoral research associate Drew (Richard) Marcantonio, doctoral student Sean...
ND Energy virtual symposium to explore carbon neutrality with an emphasis on global partnerships and climate justice
The Center for Sustainable Energy (ND Energy) at the University of Notre Dame will host its fourth annual research symposium on Thursday, June 3, and Friday, June 4, 2021, from 1 to 5 p.m. (ET) both days....
Santa Ana to vote on climate change and public health resolution, citing ND-GAIN data
The resolution asks that the city council make a commitment to oppose fossil fuel expansion, to accelerate the use of clean energy, to support policies that will reduce lead contamination, and more.
Annual country index with new food dependency data reflects vulnerability to climate change
In the annual update of the University of Notre Dame’s Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN) Country Index data sources for some vulnerability indicators have changed, including food dependency and urban concentration.
Researchers developing accurate storm models as climate changes affect Alaska’s coastline and residents
A team of researchers at the University of Notre Dame is developing an integrated wave-surge-ice forecast model to more accurately predict coastal water levels, currents, waves, ice and related flood hazards on Alaska’s coastal floodplains.
Annual country index with new food dependency data reflects vulnerability to climate change
In the annual update of the University of Notre Dame’s Global Adaptation Initiative Country Index data sources for some vulnerability indicators have changed, including food dependency and urban concentration.
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New project director named for Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative
Danielle Wood, associate director for research in the Center for Civic Innovation at the University of Notre Dame, has been named project director of the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), a key program of the Notre Dame Environmental Change...
US remains stagnant in climate change vulnerability and readiness, new data show
For the fourth year in a row, the United States has ranked 15th in the University of Notre Dame’s Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN) Country Index.
Notre Dame releases climate vulnerability assessment of more than 270 US cities
The Urban Adaptation Assessment is an open-source, free measurement and analysis tool that explores a city’s ability to adapt and readiness for adaptation to climate change.
Largest green roof in Indiana lives atop Joyce Center
Spanning nearly 2 acres of space along and between the double domes of the Joyce Center, the roof surface is the fifth living rooftop installed at Notre Dame.
New study shows ways to maximize temperature-lowering benefits of Chicago’s green roofs
Notre Dame researchers have created an integrated framework to identify which neighborhoods would benefit most from green roofs – and provide city officials with a strategic approach to ensure the best return on their investment to beat the heat.
Notre Dame Environmental Change Initiative welcomes new postdoctoral scholars
Five postdoctoral research associates have joined the University of Notre Dame’s Environmental Change Initiative (ND-ECI). The researchers will contribute to several research programs, including the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), and collaborate with ECI-affiliated faculty.
Beyond Numbers: ND-GAIN intern writes a new future for climate change
Brebeck has pursued her passion in word and deed as an intern for the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN). With three other interns, she’s helping to build an online tool known as the Urban Adaptation Assessment (UAA).
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