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*In this issue:*
* The Compelling Business Case for Climate Adaptation ( #blurb1 )
* How Countries’ New Climate Plans Stack Up ( #blurb2 )
* What to Watch at Next Week’s UN Ocean Conference ( #blurb3 )
* Ethiopia Invests Big in Restoring Degraded Land ( #blurb4 )
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The Compelling Business Case for Climate Adaptation ( [link removed] )
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Efforts to build resilience to climate change remain chronically underfunded, even as storms, floods, fires and heatwaves become ever-more destructive. This isn’t just a shortfall: It’s a missed opportunity.
New WRI research finds that every $1 invested in climate adaptation can yield more than $10.50 in benefits over the next 10 years. Part of this comes from avoiding climate-related losses. But adaptation projects can also create new jobs, improve public health, bolster ecosystems and more — benefits that accrue even when disasters don’t strike.
The research shows that adaptation is more than a necessity; it may be one of the smartest investments of our time.
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Are Countries’ New Climate Commitments Ambitious Enough? ( [link removed] )
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Countries are submitting new climate plans this year that will shape the global climate response over the next decade. A few, like the U.S., U.K. and Canada, have already done so. But after years of lagging progress, are the new plans ambitious enough to put the world on a safer track?
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Issues to Watch at the UN Ocean Conference ( [link removed] )
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Leaders from around the world will converge on Nice, France from June 9th to 13th for the third UN Ocean Conference. In a year of ocean opportunities ( [link removed] ) , this is a critical moment to secure global support and finance for one of the world’s most important natural resources.
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Ethiopia Invests Big in Restoring Degraded Land ( [link removed] )
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Ethiopia planted over 25 billion trees in just four years — and it’s not done yet. The country has become a pioneer in land restoration, in part thanks to a unique funding model.
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Rates of return on adaptation investments by sector ( [link removed] )
New WRI research shows that investing in climate adaptation often yields surprisingly high rates of return. Investments in health sector projects top the charts, at over 78% return on average.
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22 Countries have submitted new national climate commitments ( [link removed] )
WRI’s Climate Watch ( [link removed] ) platform just released a new tool quantifying the impact of countries’ climate pledges on emissions. Our analysis highlights just how much the new NDC submissions could reduce emissions by 2035 if realized — and outlines the gap that remains to limit warming to 1.5 or 2 degrees C.
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