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ND-GAIN produces a tool that measures a number of aspects of a country’s vulnerability to climate change effects, and also its readiness to absorb investment that will help combat adverse effects. The tool has a long time-series, which makes it...
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Contact: Alex Gumm, 574.807.9322, agumm@nd.edu
The latest data released by the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN) shows governance is a major factor for countries improving preparedness for climate change. The annual ND-GAIN Country Index…
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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...
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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...
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ND students had the chance to enter the McCloskey Business Plan Competition with innovative approach to enhancing resilience and improving livelihoods in the face of climate change.
Opportunity space:
Food security
Water access
Coastal protection
Ecosystem services
Human habitats
Infrastructure resiliency…
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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…
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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
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Contact: Joyce Coffee, managing director, Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index, 312-894-9028, jcoffee@nd.edu
Countries on the rebound making significant climate adaptation progress, ND-GAIN data show…
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This year's winners are DADTCO and AECOM & IBM!
The winners were honored at an event in connection with Climate Week NYC and the United Nations Sustainability Summit. View brochure of 2015 ND-GAIN Prize Winners…
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AECOM Wins 2015 ND-GAIN Corporate Adaptation Prize for UN Disaster Resilient Scorecard
Published on Business Wire, Market Watch
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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...
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Contact: Joyce Coffee, ND-GAIN, 574-807-9322, jcoffee@nd.edu Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index honors innovative climate adaptation projects Two innovative projects that address climate change in developing countries — an imaginative program in Mozambique that produces starch for craft beer from cassava and...
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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...
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“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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Contact: Joyce Coffee, 574-807-9322, jcoffee@nd.edu
ND-GAIN joins researchers examining weather extremes and city infrastructure
The University of Notre Dame’s Global Adaptation Index…
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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...
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Prolonged drought, excessive heat, extreme weather… these are just a few of the hazards facing the global community in response to climate change. The ND-GAIN Country Indexprovides a means to view a country's vulnerability and their readiness to successfully implement...
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In the Spring of 2015, the University of Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index, in cooperation with the Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement (CUSE), hosted a cross-disciplinary ideas competition to gather the best thinking from Notre Dame students on the humanitarian challenge...
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In the Spring of 2015, the University of Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index, in cooperation with the Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement (CUSE), hosted a cross-disciplinary ideas competition to gather the best thinking from Notre Dame students on the humanitarian challenge...
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Contact: Joyce Coffee, managing director, ND-GAIN, 574-807-9322, jcoffee@nd.edu
ND-GAIN seeking applications for Corporate Adaptation Prize
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Contact: Joyce Coffee, managing director, Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index, 312-894-9028,jcoffee@nd.edu; Aleka Seville, director of advisory services, Four Twenty Seven Inc., 415-722-0836,aseville@427mt.com…
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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...
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Contact: Joyce Coffee, managing director, Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index, 312-894-9028, jcoffee@nd.edu
Inaugural survey on the state of corporate adaptation underway…
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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...
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