Adaptation in Action
Scholarly outputs on climate change, and the variables of adaptation, continue to be the central pillar of ND-GAIN’s mission. Explore ND-GAIN's assessments in action, from recent reports using ND-GAIN data, to team publications and funded research, as well as other collaborative engagement. Also learn more about additional ND-ECI climate adaptation research!
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Collaboration with Catholic Relief Services
CRS and ND-GAIN share a vision of service to justice that addresses the needs of the most vulnerable
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Adaptation and poverty reduction in Mozambique
Article uses Mozambique to show how developing countries can address climate change and poverty reduction simultaneously
Adaptive Capacity and Resilience to Inland Flood Risks
ND-GAIN working paper that explores the importance of temporal matches, spatial differentials, and impulse-response dynamics
Africa Growth & Vulnerability: Consequence of Chinese Investment
Study used metrics in ND-GAIN, and China aid data to test if Chinese investments lead to socio-economic gains in Africa
Big data has big potential for applications to climate change adaptation
Collaborative PNSA paper examines how “big data” can inform adaptation research and decision-making
Caring for Climate
ND-GAIN collaborated with the UNFCCC, UN Global Compact and UN Environment Programme on their Caring for Climate Initiative
Climate Change, Adaptation, and Agricultural Output
ND-GAIN working paper that develops a model of the relationship between climate change induced extreme weather disasters and agricultural output
Climate Investment Fund
ND-GAIN indicators were used by the CIF sub-committee responsible for overseeing the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience
Climate Vulnerability and Human Migration in Global Perspective
Publication uses ND-GAIN Country Index to examine the relationship between migration and climate-change risk
Coastal Homeowner Adaptation to a Changing Climate
ND-GAIN funded study aims to better understand risk awareness, risk reduction, and resilience in coastal communities
Catholic Relief Services
CRS and ND-GAIN share a vision of service to justice that addresses the needs of the most vulnerable
Impact Evaluations in Mozambique
ND-GAIN worked to assess the impacts of early-warning systems for climate-related disasters in Mozambique
Enabling Global Food Security
ND-GAIN working paper explores climate change, vulnerability, and agricultural adaptation and readiness
Global assessment of adaptation investment from the perspectives of equity and efficiency
Collaborative paper examines the roles of vulnerability and readiness in shaping adaptation investment decisions
Infrastructure Analysis for U.S. Government
ND-GAIN provided the U.S. Government with a comparison of Infrastructure vulnerability trends for the US, Canada and Mexico
Measuring the adaptation gap
ND-GAIN article offers a framework for evaluating climate hazards and opportunities in urban areas
Networked Coastal Resilience
ND-GAIN working paper that evaluates flood risk mitigation, effective coordinated planning, and climate change adaptation
Overseas Development Institute
ODI used ND-GAIN in its evaluation of international development climate finance
Quality of National Adaptation Plans and Opportunities for Improvement
ND-GAIN paper that analyzes 38 national adaptation plans using plan quality evaluation methods and explores national characteristics that are associated with plans
Relative Resilience Around the Globe
ND-GAIN data show it will take over 100 years for lower income countries to reach the resiliency of richer countries
Rescaling Social Dynamics in Climate Change
ND-GAIN working paper that examines the implications of cumulative exposure, climate justice, and community resilience
SME Business Resiliency and Local Adaptation Data
ND-GAIN completed the Mexico-based Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Resilience Project to heightened adaptation awareness
State of Corporate Adaptation Survey
ND-GAIN and Four Twenty Seven lead report to generate insights into whether and how enterprises are preparing for the physical impacts of climate change
The Economist
ND-GAIN data is integrated to track the impact of climate exposure and climate sensitivity on food security
Tracking Global Climate Change Adaptation
Collaborative working paper provides an overview of the grand challenges of adaptation tracking and proposes a comprehensive framework
Training Students
ND-GAIN supports courses and curricula that integrate the topic of climate change adaptation
UNEP Adaptation Gap Report
Chapter presents and discusses options for defining and measuring an adaptation gap
Vulnerability of Urban Population to multiple climate hazard
ND-GAIN working paper prepares a literature review for the Urban Adaptation Assessment
Water Scarcity, Climate Adaptation, and Armed Conflict
ND-GAIN working paper that investigates the dynamic relationships between climate change and conflict from the spatial-temporal dimensions
World Economic Forum
ND-GAIN led research for the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Climate Change report