{"id":91978,"date":"2026-11-12T10:40:11","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T10:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/?post_type=news&#038;p=91978"},"modified":"2026-11-12T11:13:35","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T11:13:35","slug":"countries-should-be-rewarded-for-investing-in-resilience-and-natural-infrastructure-and-el-nino-shows-why-we-must-act-now","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/news\/countries-should-be-rewarded-for-investing-in-resilience-and-natural-infrastructure-and-el-nino-shows-why-we-must-act-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Countries should be rewarded for investing in resilience and natural infrastructure \u2013 and El Ni\u00f1o shows why we must act now"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With an exceptionally strong El Ni&ntilde;o threatening lives and livelihoods, in this commentary for Earth Capital Nexus Nicola Ranger and Tom Tayler call for action now to protect vulnerable communities and turn an imminent climate shock into earlier action and lasting systemic resilience. 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