Trade agreements are an underused lever for climate adaptation under shared climate risks.
The dual pressures of climate change and the erosion of global multilateralism are increasing demands on trade agreements to incorporate climate provisions. Yet climate adaptation has historically received less attention than mitigation in these provisions. The authors of this brief argue that trade agreements could better leverage climate adaptation by relying more on rewarding conditionality, given countries’ shared exposure to climate risk.
Media advisory / SEI researchers will be on site at the climate COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, from 9 to 20 November, to offer expert commentary and analysis on central topics.
SEI report / Preparedness actors in Sweden and the wider Nordics should treat cascading climate risks as core to their mandate, when they threaten Nordic food security.
Other publication / This report complements existing annual climate assessments using a single framework that focuses on weather and climate extremes in 2025.
