How climate risk connects the world
The impacts of climate change do not stop at national borders, instead crossing them along several pathways. That’s what what we call transboundary climate risk (TCR). Transboundary climate risk can have vast effects on everything from international trade and supply chains to capital flows, human mobility and natural resources shared between countries. Likewise, governments implementing policy measures to adapt to climate impacts can have effects far beyond the jurisdiction of the governments that enacted them.
The Adaptation Without Borders partnership seeks to build global resilience to transboundary climate risk and describes this risk as “the possible outcomes or consequences of climate-related hazards and change and/or adaptation responses. Transboundary climate risks are climate risks that cross national borders”.
How will Jamaica's high dependency on maize from the American Midwest affect both the economy and food security in a changing climate?
When glacial lakes breach their moraine dams, huge amounts of water are released, with devastating impacts across regions.
Climate change is taking a toll on coffee production not just in Brazil, but globally. Ensuring a steady supply will require more help for individual farmers.
The impacts of climate change that threaten livelihoods in the Sahel region cut across borders. No country alone can overcome the challenges.
In a globalized world, the impacts of climate change cross borders. The Adaptation Without Borders initiative responds to this challenge.
