Private climate finance has channelled significantly more into climate change mitigation than adaptation. But is private investment in adaptation as weak as the figures suggest? This commentary explores the reality and calls for a more enabling policy environment to unlock greater finance flows. Read more
The authors of this paper conduct a systematic review to synthesize existing knowledge on differential vulnerability of female entrepreneurs in Africa to climate risk, in relation to their sensitivity to extreme climate events and their adaptive capacity. Read more
The Institute’s Head of Adaptation Research Swenja Surminski has been appointed to the Adaptation Committee of the UK’s Climate Change... Read more
Amidst increasing interest in multi-stakeholder partnerships (MSPs) in climate discourse, this paper identifies four rationales for why MSPs may be... Read more
Globally, semi-arid lands (SALs) are home to approximately one billion people, including some of the poorest and least food secure.... Read more
This research suggests that female-led MSMEs in Narok, Kenya, may face both additional exposure to climate risk compared with men, and additional barriers to adapting to that risk. Read more
Chapter published in the Handbook of Climate Change Resilience This chapter contributes to the literature on private sector adaptation by... Read more
National governments, with development partners, have an important role to play in supporting adaptation and climate-resilient development among private actors – households, producers and small businesses – in the semi-arid lands of developing countries, argues this brief, a final output from the Pathways to Resilience in Semi-Arid Economies (PRISE) project. Read more
Surminski, S. and Hankinson, J. In: Schaer, C., Kuruppu, N. (eds) (2018) Private-sector action in adaptation: Perspectives on the role of micro, small... Read more
Abstract The private sector is increasingly recognized as having important potential to help society adapt and become more resilient to... Read more