The Adaptation Without Borders Initiative is founded on the belief that the global effects of climate change require solutions beyond the adaptation efforts of any single government. Policy discourses around adaptation have focused at the national or local level. We seek to change the narrative and drive action to establish adaptation as a global public good that warrants significantly more investment and attention than it currently attracts.
The initiative brings together the research capacities and convening powers of a range of partners to explore the global implications of transboundary climate risks, create opportunities to strengthen international cooperation and pave the way towards genuine global resilience.
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SEI is an international non-profit research and policy organisation working on environmental and development challenges. SEI aims to bridge science and policy to develop solutions for a sustainable future for all.
ODI is a global think tank specializing in development and humanitarian issues. ODI’s vision is a sustainable and peaceful world in which every person thrives.
IDDRI is an independent policy research institute and dialogue platform working to put sustainable development at the heart of international relations and public and private policy.
Our growing number of partner organisations also provide extensive geographic expertise in regions including the Sahel, the Caribbean, the Hindu Kush Himalayas and Europe. They also bring specialist knowledge on the implications of climate risk for agriculture and pastoralism, global trade and financial flows, food and water security, sustainable livelihoods, conflict and human mobility, disaster risk reduction, law and governance and private-sector adaptation.
In a globalized world, the impacts of climate change cross borders. The Adaptation Without Borders initiative responds to this challenge.
- Perspective
- Climate
- Economy
- 11 September 2019
- Africa
- Southeast Asia
- Europe
Our lives are defined by globalisation – we are inescapably intertwined. The TCI Index looks at the international dimension of climate adaptation.
- Feature
- Climate
- Economy
- Governance
- 17 June 2018
This brief from SEI, IDDRI and ODI finds that a transboundary view of climate risk creates opportunities for international cooperation on adaptation.
- SEI briefs
- Climate
- 18 April 2018
This article looks at the paradoxes, challenges and opportunities in governing often borderless climate risks through national or local adaptation policy.
- Journal articles
- Climate
- Water
- 11 June 2019
Analysis of how 14 large Swedish export-oriented businesses approach risks from climate impacts on their international supply chains.
- Journal articles
- Climate
- Economy
- 4 October 2019
Read key insights on how to bridge climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction in the European Green Deal.
- Other publications
- Climate
- 5 May 2020
Let's reimagine adaptation and develop a vision of what it can look like to meet the challenges of an interconnected world.
- Event
- Climate
- 9 December 2019
- 14:30 - 18:00 CET
- Madrid, Spain
ODI and Wilton Park convene a high-level discussion to present new research on transboundary climate risk, and launch a new initiative with SEI.
- Event
- Climate
- 11 September 2019
- 16:00 - 17:30 BST
- London, United Kingdom
This session will address transboundary climate risks, drawing on case studies from around the world, to explore the implications for national adaptation plans.
- Event
- Climate
- 7 December 2018
- Katowice, Poland
- Poland
- Senior Research Fellow
- SEI Headquarters
- @rjtklein
- Senior Expert
- SEI Headquarters
- Research Fellow
- SEI Headquarters
- @KevinM_Adams
- Research Fellow
- SEI Headquarters
- Research Associate
- SEI Headquarters