Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative

Contact: Alex Gumm, 219-746-5953, agumm@nd.edu  The University of Notre Dame’s Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN) has announced it will assess the climate vulnerability and readiness of every U.S. city with a population over 100,000 – more than 250 in all – in an effort to...

As climate changes in the decades ahead, nations all over the world will invest billions to make themselves more resilient to rising sea levels, hurricanes, droughts, floods and heat waves.   A new study led by researchers from the University of Notre...

Contact: Joyce Coffee, Managing Director, Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index, 312-894-9028, jcoffee@nd.edu The Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index (ND-GAIN) won a Business Achievement Award from the Climate Change Business Journal…

This chart by ChartsBin.com shows the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index by Country. The ND-GAIN Index is a navigation tool that helps corporate and development leaders manage risks exacerbated by climate change such as over-crowding, food insecurity, inadequate infrastructure and civil conflicts....

Professor Patrick Regan has been appointed the Associate Director of the University of Notre Dame Environmental Change Initiative (ND-ECI) for ND-GAIN. In this new role, Regan will lead academic scholarship around ND-GAIN by amplifying faculty engagement in climate adaptation, identifying funding opportunities...

As the Paris climate negotiations closed Saturday, you heard a great deal of hope and optimism as well as congratulations for vision and progress emanating from COP21. Indeed, important commitments have been made – but they’re pledges, not actions, and...

This post originally appeared on December 9, 2015 on the RANE Network As the Paris Climate Talks enter the final frenzied hours attempting to come to an agreement about mitigation targets for the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, how to finance needed...

Newswise — As Paris climate talks enter the final frenzied hours, Joyce Coffee, managing director of the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index (ND-GAIN), points out that business is neglected in the agreement. She says… “In the 28 page draft, the private sector is...

Solomon Islands is among ten countries around the world which have made marked progress in their ability to cope with climate change. Originally published by Radio New Zealand International at www.radionz.co.nz …

AECOM Wins 2015 ND-GAIN Corporate Adaptation Prize for UN Disaster Resilient Scorecard Published on Business Wire, Market Watch …

Posted in the South Bend Tribune: Climate change projects win Notre Dame prizes SOUTH BEND — Two projects that address climate change in developing countries have won the 2015 Corporate Adaptation Prize, which is awarded by the University of Notre Dame's...

Contact: Joyce Coffee, managing director, Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index, 312 894 9028, jcoffee@nd.edu  This year marked the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which swept through America’s Gulf coast, wreaking a staggering USD 108 billion in damage and killing more than 1,800...

“Young people demand change.” This line grabbed our attention the most when reading the papal encyclical released over the summer. ‘Laudato si’ is the latest and most drastic move taken by the Vatican to address the worldwide climate crisis. As...

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Papal order shines light on climate change's impact on poor The papal encyclical set to be released Thursday will highlight the threats posed by climate change on the world's poorest, most impoverished citizens — a population scientists have long warned...

Organizations, cities, industries, governments and other key players that are taking the lead on addressing climate change adaptation in developing countries are encouraged to nominate their projects for a prestigious United Nations award. http://momentum.unfccc.int/ The United Nations Climate Change secretariat...

 The Best and Worst Places in the World to Live As Climate Changes   An index developed at the University of Notre Dame is giving us a glimpse of what countries are the best and worst to live in based...