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A world map highlights eleven cities: Panama City, Bogotá, Rio de Janeiro, Abuja, Kinshasa, Berlin, Amman, Mumbai, Mogadishu, Beijing, Jakarta, and Shenzhen. Green location markers indicate each city on the light blue map.

New global tool measures climate resilience at the city level

Jakarta, Indonesia, faces a paradox. Its economy and population are soaring, but the city itself is sinking. Excessive groundwater use is causing land subsidence of up to ten inches annually. Experts warn that by 2050, the subsidence, combined with rising sea...

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New ND-GAIN data shines spotlight on small islands’ climate vulnerability and adaptation efforts

Palau, which lies in the western Pacific, is one of several island countries added this year to ND-GAIN “We will not sign our death certificate,”…

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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…

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