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Urban Adaptation Questions To Explore, with thanks to Joann Carmin

Attending the Carmin Symposium on Urban Climate Adaptation last month, I had the pleasure of being reminded over and over again why experts the world over looked to Dr. Carmin for insights and guidance to galvanize urban adaptation. Here are...

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These Are The Countries And Regions Most At Risk From Climate Change

The climate change deal that United Nations member states agreed to in Lima, Peru, on Sunday will raise billions of dollars to assist developing countries in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and extreme weather. U.N. member states will issue new standards to reduce carbon...

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Study Reveals How Prepared Countries Are For Climate Change

The almost two-decade Notre Dame project indexes various factors to assess risk and readiness To the average layperson, the possible effects of climate change can seem both frightening and unpredictable. A long-standing research project, however, is tracking how countries are...

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COP 20 in Lima: Africa at Disproportionate Risk from Climate Change

Today, the Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 20) begins in Lima (Peru) and is widely seen – as Elias Ntungwe Ngalame in an article for Deutsche Welle (DW) rightly notes – by environmental...

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2014 Annual Meeting

Highlights from the Annual Meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_kTc0AbGPQ …

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Climate Preparedness Index Reveals Rich–Poor Gap

High in the Peruvian Andes 8,000 alpacas died during a particularly harsh period of cold in the summer of 2004. For the herders who raise and shear these long-haired beasts for a living, it was a huge loss amounting to...

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ND-GAIN: Norway leads world in climate changes readiness

Norway once again takes the prize as the best-prepared country in the world for climate change, according to data released Nov. 5 by the University of Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index (ND-GAIN).

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Reflecting Post Sandy

Two years have now passed since Superstorm Sandy crashed into the northeast of the United States, showing Americans the need for climate action. Sandy remains one of the most…

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Fighting climate change? Don't ignore poor nations' creativity

Analysts are right to assess the level of national preparedness to climate change -- but well-intentioned efforts to rank countries can inadvertently sow hopelessness among those considered to be ill-prepared. A recent University of Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index (ND-GAI)...

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Report Shows Costa Rica is the Place to be in Central America for Radical Climate Change

The rate of adaptation for climate change (called ND-Gain) developed by the University of Notre Dame, ranks Costa Rica as the best country in Central America to address these challenges. The country, which is in 69th place overall, outperforms other nearby nations such...

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Norway Ranked Number One For Climate Change Adaptability

Norway ranked number one in the University of Notre Dame’s Global Adaptation Index (ND-GAIN) for its ability to adapt to climate change. ND-GAIN ranks over 175 countries on their ability to adapt to climate change. Norway has been at the...

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Disproportionate risk vs. human resilience

I continue to mull over several 2014 New York Times articles with the general view that Americans don’t share an affection for communal giving and living. One sage contended that New Yorkers could never respond as the Dutch do under...

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2014 ND-GAIN results show that Norway is most prepared for climate change

Norway is the best prepared country for climate change, and has been so for almost 20 years, according to data released Wednesday (Nov. 5) by the University of Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index (ND-GAIN).

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Costa Rica tops Central American ranking in latest climate change adaptation index

Costa Rica has displaced Panama as the best-prepared country in Central America for climate change, according to data released last Wednesday by the University of Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index (ND-GAIN).

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See the ten countries most at risk from climate change -In what place is Greece

Climate change threatens the entire planet, but some parts of the world are more vulnerable than others.

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Climate Change: Which Countries Are Most Prepared For Its Effects?

Norway is believed to be the country most prepared for climate change, and has remained so for two decades, while several sub-Saharan African countries are believed to be the most unprepared.

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These countries are most vulnerable to climate change - In what ranks Greece

The vulnerability of each country against the effects of climate change highlighted in classification presents the University of Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index (ND-GAIN).

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These are the 10 countries most at threat from climate change

Some of the world’s poorest countries face the greatest threat from climate change – while the richest are relatively safe.

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The Nation Most Likely to Survive Climate Change

The Nation Most Likely to Survive Climate Change Every year, the University of Notre Dame's Global Adaptation Index issues …

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Denmark among the best prepared on climate change

A new report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel brings dire predictions about climate change - and a number of countries are already in full swing to prepare for the consequences of climate change.

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2014 ND-GAIN results show that Norway is most prepared for climate change

Contact: Joyce Coffee, managing director, Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index, 312-894-9028, jcoffee@nd.edu Norway is the best prepared country for climate change, and has been so for almost 20 years, according to data released Wednesday…

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ND-GAIN Prize Winners 2014

This year's winners are Centre de Suivi Ecologique and Novartis International AG! Centre de Suivi Ecologique | Adaptation to Coastal Erosion Centre de Suivi Ecologique's Adaptation to Coastal Erosion project in three urban…

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Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index honors unique climate-linked projects

Contact: Joyce Coffee, managing director, ND-GAIN, 312-894-9028 In Senegal, efforts to counter the effects of rising sea levels and ocean storms have produced a dike that reclaims hundreds of acres of land for rice. A seawall protects homes, and beach restoration...

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Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index honors unique climate-linked projects

In Senegal, efforts to counter the effects of rising sea levels and ocean storms have produced a dike that reclaims hundreds of acres of land for rice. A seawall protects homes, and beach restoration is saving thousands of tourist-related jobs....

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Index Inquisition, Incursions, Insides, Insights

Earlier this month, the Economist warned about the vagaries of Index. I’ve written about this, too. And I agree we must be careful about reading too much into Index. But, as a journalist who interviewed me recently pointed out, “Journalists...

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Sustainability a Shared Theme for Brazil’s Presidential Candidates

In the coming months, Brazil will face a new electoral period. Incumbent president and former Minister of Mines and Energy Dilma Rousseff will run against several other candidates, including the former Minister of Environment, Marina Silva. The candidates share a vision...

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Corporate Adaptation Stories: Risky Business

Risky Business Data tell great stories With mid-term U.S. elections less than two months away, I have been scanning the news eagerly to locate any references to the significant Risky Business Project report on climate change released in June. I...

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ND-GAIN seeking applications for Corporate Adaptation Prize

Contact: Joyce Coffee, 574-807-9322, joyce.coffee.3@nd.edu The Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index(ND-GAIN) at the University of Notre Dame…

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Another Season of Climate Risk Looms: Southeast Asian Coastal Storms

As the global hurricane and typhoon season begins, a critically important gathering of the World Economic Forum on East Africa has just concluded in Manila, with nearly every session expounding on the tragic consequences and lessons learned from last year’s...

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NDIGD and ND-GAIN awarded project from 3ie to design impact evaluation in Mozambique

Contact: Joya Helmuth, NDIGD outreach associate, jhelmuth@nd.edu The University of Notre Dame Initiative for Global Development (NDIGD) and the Notre Dame Global Adaptation…

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