Adaptation

Hot summer day in the city. Little boy is having fun playing in the park fountain. He is running barefeet getting wet and splashing.

How do urban heat islands affect our cities and communities?

Feature / This story explains and visualizes how urban heat islands form, why they matter and how they impact the most vulnerable people in our cities.

11 February 2026 / About Adaptation and Cities

Coastal innovation is critical for climate and biodiversity

Perspective / Ocean-based innovation can drive climate action, protect biodiversity and strengthen coastal communities.

10 February 2026 / About Adaptation, Bioeconomy, Climate policy, Innovation and Water resources

Scaling Wetland Monitoring for Thailand’s Ramsar and National Priority Sites—Phase I

Project / This project aims to scale a satellite-based Wetland Monitoring Tool across the country’s Ramsar Sites and nationally important wetlands.

2026 / About Adaptation and Planning and modelling

SEI Currents 2026

Past event / Join us for the fifth SEI Currents – our webinar exploring the forces that will shape the year ahead.

29 January 2026 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Disaster risk, Finance, Forests, Geopolitics and Sustainable Development Goals

Wind turbines stand along a winding road in a hilly landscape, partially shrouded in low clouds and golden light, illustrating renewable energy development in a natural setting.

Stronger calls for more equitable climate action

Perspective / Inequality is testing the limits of climate action as policymakers confront tougher trade-offs in 2026.

29 January 2026 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Finance, Geopolitics and Renewables

Aerial view of scattered clouds casting shadows over the ocean at sunset.

The ocean in 2026: sustainability ambitions and rising geopolitical tensions

Perspective / The ocean is becoming both a climate solution and a geopolitical battleground in 2026.

29 January 2026 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Geopolitics, Mitigation and Public policy

Photo shows crystal blue water and mossy green grass in front of the mountain Lenine Peak in Kyrgyzstan.

Kyrgyz Republic country climate and development report

Other publication / This World Bank report details how climate action in the Kyrgyz Republic can not only support the environment, but also improve its economy and agriculture.

23 January 2026 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Disaster risk, Food and agriculture, Fossil fuels, Mitigation and Renewables

Beginning flood at river Salzach in July 2021, southern Germany.

Climate risks to insurance and reinsurance of global supply chains – a new report from SEI shows

Press release / Insurance and reinsurance systems are central to managing climate risks in global supply chains, according to a new SEI report.

20 January 2026 / About Adaptation, Business, Climate, Economy, Finance and Supply chains

Contested borders of fire and reindeer

Journal article / Official reports of Swedish wildfire impacts are compared with Sámi reindeer herders' own perception and navigation of the events.

16 January 2026 / About Adaptation, Forests, Land use and Mitigation