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What is climate intelligence – and how can it help address climate change?

Climate intelligence can help businesses monitor their exposure to climate risk more accurately.
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Documents and publications

Building with Nature: a future proof strategy for coping with a changing and uncertain world

This paper’s objective is to inform practitioners of Building with Nature about the concepts of uncertainty and how to use this as a strength in the dialogue to come to sustainable solutions for coping with future global change related uncertainties.
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Private companies and community collaboration: Towards building disaster resilience in Diepsloot, Johannesburg, South Africa

This article explores collaboration between private companies and community of Diepsloot, Johannesburg, South Africa, to build disaster resilience in the community.
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Climate risks to trade and food security: implications for policy

This policy brief presents policy insights from a groundbreaking assessment of climate risks to international trade in six major commodities.
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A new ratings industry is emerging to help homebuyers assess climate risks

As climate change fuels large-scale natural disasters, the real estate mantra of “location, location, location” is taking on new meaning.
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Stakeholders can help Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) become disaster ready

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) launched a new report this week to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in being disaster-ready.
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Focus on prevention: Increasing SME uptake of disaster risk reduction: recommendations for policymakers, financiers and the broader business community

This report appeals to relevant stakeholders to take actions that not only support SMEs, but promote overall resilience and mutual benefit.
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An E-HANDA webinar was executed to help MSMEs Build Forward Better

The University of the Philippines Institute for Small-Scale Industries (UP ISSI) conducted the “E-HANDA Webinar: Helping MSMEs Build Forward Better” on 13 October 2021.

A comprehensive guide to climate stress testing

UNEP Finance Initiative
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The GSMA Innovation Fund for Climate Resilience and Adaptation

This new Fund will help accelerate the testing, adoption and scalability of digital innovations that enable the world’s most vulnerable populations to adapt, anticipate and absorb the negative impacts of climate change.