Impacts of climate change on global food trade networks
Learn about the potential cross-border impacts of climate change on global food trade, through the lens of three crops: wheat, rice and maize. Using a simple network model, this journal article projects changes to trade communities and network structures, as well as the effects that this will have on global food security.
Shifting the Narrative on Adaptation at COP27
Read this short post about how SEI's Adaptation Without Borders partnership advanced the narrative that climate risk is a shared reality and adaptation must become a collective responsibility, at the "Adaptation COP" in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
Four ways to step up environmental ambitions during Sweden’s EU presidency
Explore four specific propositions for the incoming Swedish government to consider as it develops Sweden’s priorities for the presidency in this opinion piece. These cover the energy crisis, green trade, transboundary climate impacts, and consumption-based emissions.
How the “Adaptation COP” serves to build systemic resilience will determine its success
Read this perspective on why the narrative of adaptation needs to shift from being a local 'issue' to a global effort, and discover why it should be a key discussion point at COP27.
The European Climate Risk & Trade Policy Programme
Learn about the European Climate Risk and Trade Policy Programme's aims and objectives to create a robust evidence base on how European trade policies and programmes can strengthen the resilience of Europe’s industries, trade linkages and global supply chain networks to cross-border climate risks.
How to fund adaptation efforts in addressing cascading climate risks in the Hindu Kush Himalaya and other mountain regions?
Discover how to better support the HKH and other mountain regions in responding to cascading climate risks, and the financial mechanisms available to address these adaptation needs in this COP27 event.
Taking a Strategic View on Climate Change: Advancing Green Growth While Managing Transboundary Climate Risks
This event explores how green growth and managing cross-border and cascading climate risk can be combined into a more holistic strategic approach to jointly address climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Adaptation Without Borders: A brief to participants in COP27
Discover key messages and recommendations on transboundary climate risks, and the action required at global, regional and national levels in this policy brief.
Adaptation without borders: strengthening cooperation to manage cross-border climate risks
This event will explore the implications of cross-border risks for adaptation planning at national, regional and global scales, calling for cross-country engagement and exchanges on adaptation to international climate risks.
Adapting to Transboundary Climate Risks in Food Trade
This event will explore how climate change creates risks for the global food system that interact with other drivers of instability to create major threats to food security worldwide.
Questioning the scientific feasibility and policy relevance of assessing transboundary climate risks
Learn about the scientific feasibility and policy relevance of assessing transboundary climate risks through this short blog post. Discover important areas for future research to advance the incorporation of cascading climate risks and impacts into adaptation responses.
International and cascading climate risk: Implications for adaptation in Africa and the Global Goal on Adaptation
This side event to the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) discusses how cross-border and cascading climate risk impacts Africa, how African policymakers can lead an effective response, and how they can advance opportunities for African leadership in driving international and multilateral collaboration on adaptation to climate change.
Rising to a New Challenge: A Protocol for Case-Study Research on Transboundary Climate Risk
This work aims to demonstrate why the transboundary nature of climate risk requires a distinct analytical approach and proposes a seven-step guide that aims to facilitate the exploration of transboundary climate risk through case-study-based research for adaptation.
Global Climate Services: A Typology of Global Decisions Influenced by Climate Risk
Discover a typology of decisions relying on global, i.e., non-local, climate risk information, and explore the current state-of-the-art in global climate services to address these decisions in this article.
Compounding resilience by pursuing global and ambitious adaptation
A side event at the Bonn Climate Change Conference in June discussed ambition on climate adaptation, the work programme on the Global Goal on Adaptation, and a new t-shirt slogan.
The Global Goal on Adaptation Ambition: A Global Challenge Is More Than The Sum Of Its Parts
This side event to the Bonn Climate Change Conference will be the opportunity to discuss what “ambition” on climate adaptation means in the face of systemic and cascading climate risks.
Pastoralism, farming and a changing climate in the Sahel region
This case study sheds light on the adverse impacts of climate change for pastoral livelihoods in the Sahel region, and the need for regional coordination to build resilience in the region.
The global challenge of adapting coffee to a changing climate
This blog showcases the negative effects of climate change on coffee production and makes the case for increased international cooperation to help coffee producers and buyers adapt to this global challenge.
How corn links Jamaica’s food supply to climate change in the US Midwest
This case study explores how Jamaica’s deep dependency on US maize affects both its economy and food security in a changing climate.
Transboundary climate and adaptation risks in Africa: Perceptions from 2021
This publication documents how African policy-makers and experts perceive climate change and adaptation risks that have the potential for multi-country to regional consequences.
Climate risks to trade and food security: implications for policy
This policy brief presents insights from a groundbreaking assessment of climate risks to international trade in six major commodities.
Glacial lake outburst floods: A shared risk across the Hindu Kush Himalayas
In this case study, explore how glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) affect the countries in the Hindu Kush Himalayas.
Adaptation Without Borders launches collaboration with DG CLIMA to scale up international action on cross-border climate risks
At COP26, the Adaptation Without Borders partnership launched a strategic collaboration with DG CLIMA to scale up international action on adaptation to manage the cross-border and cascading impacts of climate change. Watch a recording of the event.
The transboundary implications of climate-related coastal migration: state of knowledge, factors of influence and policy pathways
This publication explores the transboundary implications of climate-related coastal migration and identifies the key policy pillars to facilitate adaptation and resilience in this context.
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