Highlights from the Annual Meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_kTc0AbGPQ ND-GAIN's Annual Meeting was the premier gathering of domestic and international adaptation leaders. The event was held at the non-partisan Wilson Center, and attended by thought leaders from the private, public and non-profit sectors. ND-GAIN released...

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...

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).

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 expensive extreme weather events…

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)...

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...

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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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).

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).

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

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. 

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).

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

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

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.