National governments and development agencies have invested considerable effort in recent years to develop methodologies and tools to screen their projects for the risks posed by climate change. However, these tools have largely been developed by the climate change community and their...

Since the first OECD country published its national adaptation strategy in 2005, there has been a marked increase in national planning for climate change adaptation. This paper provides an overview of national adaptation planning activity across OECD countries and identifies some of the emerging...

Depuis la publication de la première stratégie nationale d’adaptation par un pays de l’OCDE en 2005, les activités de planification nationale de l’adaptation au changement climatique se sont multipliées. Le présent document propose un panorama de ces activités dans les différents...

La planification, le financement et la mise en oeuvre des mesures d’adaptation au changement climatique suscitent de par le monde un intérêt croissant. Jusqu’à présent, c’est surtout le rôle du secteur public qui a focalisé l’attention, le secteur privé étant principalement...

There is growing international interest in the planning, financing and implementation of adaptation to climate change. However, the discussion to date has primarily focused on the public sector’s role, with the private sector viewed primarily as a source of funding or financing. Relatively...

Over the past twenty years, natural disasters have become more frequent, and the costs of associated damages and losses are rising. In 2012 alone, the 357 natural disasters recorded worldwide resulted in 9,655 fatalities, 125 million victims, and 157 billion US dollars in associated damages and...