In a Bloomberg Opinion, SEI Researcher Georgia Savvidou says it is important to remember adaptation to climate change is a cross-border issue with far-reaching consequences.
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According to the UN Adaptation Gap Report released during COP26 in Glasgow, the costs in developing countries are currently five to 10 times greater than the existing amount of public finance invested for adaptation to climate change.
More funding is required for adaptation, but as SEI Researcher Georgia Savvidou, a contributor to this year’s report, says, we primarily need to understand that adaptation is a cross-border issue and not a domestic one.
The severe effects from climate-induced crop failures, shortages and population movements will indisputably touch everyone.
Media coverage / The Indian newspaper Deccan Herald highlighted the Open Letter to Fellow Citizens of Earth in an op-ed by Prof of Sustainability Harini Nagendra.
Feature / SEI and partners created a climate village at a historic arts festival in Hungary to bring youth views and artistic expression into climate policy discussions.
Event on 18 May – 21 May in Cavtat / Luke Gooding will present a new paper which focuses on scaling participatory retrofit across diverse housing stocks.
