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ND-GAIN to launch Global Urban Climate Assessment, measuring climate resiliency at the city level

Building on its pioneering Country Index, which ranks climate vulnerability and readiness across more than 180 countries, the University of Notre Dame’s Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN) will soon begin tracking the progress of such efforts in cities around the world....

Former ND-GAIN Research Associate brings food systems into focus at UN climate summit

Later this month, more than 70,000 participants will attend the UN climate summit in Dubai. In the months leading up to the summit, known as COP28, Mohammed Farrae, a Master of Global Affairs graduate (2022) from the Keough School of...

Keough School expert to play key role in COP28 climate talks on food systems

For the first time in history, agriculture will be part of the 28th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) discussions. Paul Winters, associate dean for academic affairs at the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre...

Bridging knowledge with action: Notre Dame climate experts discuss the future of our planet

At the University of Notre Dame, climate change researchers and their students are bringing real-world solutions to communities worldwide, providing perspective on policy issues and encouraging shifts in human behavior to face that uncertainty with resilience.

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.

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.

Coronavirus Update

The University of Notre Dame is currently undertaking precautionary measures in relation to COVID-19; therefore, the faculty and staff of the Notre Dame Environmental Change Initiative, including ND-GAIN, are working remotely. Please visit coronavirus.nd.edu for the latest information, including FAQs on...

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.

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