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Building Bridges: Outcomes-Based Financing for Nature-Based Infrastructure
We will run a session at Building Bridges, 2023, where we will discuss the effectiveness of outcomes-based financing for nature-based infrastructure projects
Consider more than just the environment when examining climate-resilient infrastructure, say experts
Ensuring Canada's infrastructure is more resilient in the face of increasing climate disasters will require reframing the issue beyond the readily apparent environmental impacts, according to an expert at a national climate adaptation research centre.
Lake Superior's shipwrecks aren't immune to invasive species in the Great Lakes
Beneath the cold blue waters of Lake Superior lie hundreds of shipwrecks, which serve as underwater time capsules of travel, trade and turbulence dating back more than a century. While the fate of these structures is largely subject to the hands of time, new foes have crept on board: zebra and quagga mussels. These invasive species have stirred up concern among archaeologists, historians and divers, who are reporting increased cases of the mussels coating wrecks across the Great Lakes, causing accelerated deterioration.
Montreal hosts global climate adaptation conference amid unseasonable heat
This year Montreal saw many extreme climate events: deep freezes, an ice storm, tornado warnings, torrential rain, flooding, forest fires up north, and extreme heat. The first week of October is bringing more heat to the city with temperatures of up to 32 degrees with the humidex. This is all happening as the city is hosting the largest global conference on adaptation to climate change. Over 1,500 global experts in climate change adaptation, along with politicians and citizens, are at the Palais des congrès this week for the seventh edition of the Adaptation Futures conference.
Public Engagement on Climate Change Adaptation
This report provides an introduction to public engagement on climate change adaptation for decision-makers involved in leading national adaptation plan (NAP) processes.
Adaptation in Biennial Transparency Reports
The NAP Global Network answers some common questions on how to prepare the adaptation chapter of the Biennial Transparency Report (BTR).
IISD at Adaptation Futures 2023
IISD will take part in several events at the Adaptation Futures 2023 conference in Montreal, Canada.
What the world would look like without fossil fuels
In any given year, the world produces staggering quantities of fossil fuels. Roughly 36.5 billion barrels of oil. Over 8 billion metric tons of coal. The United States alone extracts and processes over 100 billion cubic feet of natural gas. When those fossil fuels are burned, planet-warming gases are released. But what would happen if the world did suddenly stop extracting fossil fuels? And what does that mean for attempts to phase out something humanity has depended on for centuries?