Publications

The Climate Resilience Center publishes high-quality reports that provide critical insights into the impacts of the climate crisis and the solutions that can protect people from its worst impacts.

Six ways to scale private finance for climate adaptation

Read our take on private finance for climate adaptation, complete with concrete steps to move forward.

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Greening private finance for nature-based solutions

The case studies explore how nature-based solutions can be enhanced and accelerated through partnerships with the private financial sector.

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Gaming for climate action

This report provides a strategy for designers, developers and publishers to develop climate action gaming that inspires real-world change.

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Accelerating private finance action on adaptation and resilience

This paper explores how private finance actors can play a key role in mobilizing investments and support for climate adaptation and resilience.

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Seville heat wave naming and categorization

This report describes our efforts to launch the pilot initiative to categorize and name heat waves in Seville, Spain.

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How disaster risk finance can save lives

This report explores how communities can begin to use disaster risk finance to address the larger, often hidden, costs of extreme heat.

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The economic costs of heat

Together with Vivid Economics, the Climate Resilience Center published a series of leading economic analyses. These reports were designed to fill a critical gap in the literature: beginning to measure the cost of extreme heat. The three reports provide specific estimates of the economic costs of heat on individuals, cites, and national economies.

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The scorching divide: How extreme heat inflames gender inequalities in health and income

Arsht-Rock’s new report examines the impact of climate-driven extreme heat on women’s unpaid domestic labor, paid employment, and health in India, Nigeria, and the United States—paving the way for gender-informed interventions, investments, policies, and research.

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Hot cities, chilled economies: Impacts of extreme heat on global cities

The social and economic effects of extreme heat impact cities around the world now. In Arsht-Rock’s report, the effects of heat are viewed through the prism of twelve cities that are already enduring and addressing dramatic impacts of heat waves.

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Extreme heat: The economic and social consequences for the United States

This report quantifies some of the likely socioeconomic impacts of heat in the United States under current and possible future conditions.

External publications

The Climate Resilience Center’s experts contribute to leading and innovative research on climate resilience. Explore our catalogue of thought-provoking insights and analysis. From long-form reports to peer-reviewed articles, our team is committed to building the evidence base to inspire and mobilize action at speed and scale. We work with our partners to advance leading insights and drive the conversation on resilience.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

The Call for Collaboration

At COP28, we launched the Call for Collaboration with our partners. It is a groundbreaking commitment to engage partners across sectors to mobilize private sector finance and create the necessary enabling environment.

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