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Key activities include the launch of a 'Foundations Course' in Uganda, the use of the IMF's DIGNAD model for macro-climate modelling, and the establishment of a University Network Seminar Series. The newsletter also highlights research grants on disaster risk management and adaptation finance in Tanzania, Bangladesh, and sub-Saharan Africa, while noting that every dollar invested in adaptation can yield a return of $2 to $10.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wri-001796#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"RAMP is implementing country-specific programs to align climate risk management with local needs, including capacity needs assessments in Ethiopia and strategic mapping in Kenya to embed core curricula into a new MSc program and pursue applied policy research.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wri-001796#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In Uganda, RAMP delivered its first country Foundations Workshop on the economics and finance of climate change adaptation, training 35 participants from the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED), the National Planning Authority (NPA), and the Bureau of Statistics (NBS).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wri-001796#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The RAMP University Network is enhancing technical expertise in macroeconomic climate risk through workshops on the IMF's Debt-Investment-Growth-Natural-Disasters (DIGNAD) model and a seminar series covering public finance, private investment, and sovereign risk.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wri-001796#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Research supported by RAMP grants has produced case studies on disaster risk management and financing in Tanzania, adaptation programs supported by the Green Climate Fund in sub-Saharan Africa, and flood resilience financing in Bangladesh.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wri-001796#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Proactive investment in climate adaptation is presented as economically beneficial, with a potential return of $2 to $10 for every dollar invested.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wri-001796#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change adaptation","adaptation finace","disaster risk reduction","public finance","Green Climate Fund"],"geography_discussed":["Tanzania","Bangladesh","United States","People's Republic of China"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["capacity-building","policy research"]},{"id":"sei-002501","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/sei-002501","title":"Piloting the SDG Synergies approach in Mongolia","publisher":{"name":"Stockholm Environment Institute","organization":"stockholm-environment-institute"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2019-07","source_url":"https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sei-2019-sdg-synergies-mongolia.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report details a pilot project in Mongolia using the SDG Synergies approach to identify interactions between 17 targets from the Sustainable Development Vision (SDV) 2030. 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Specifically, Target 2.4.i (Accountable governance structures) had the highest net influence score of +31 and a positive influence on all other targets, followed by Target 2.4.ii (Leadership for civil service).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002501#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Urban planning and waste management (Target 2.3.3.ii) was identified as a highly influential target, scoring second in the first-order analysis with a net score of +26. This is attributed to the rapid growth of Ulaanbaatar and the resulting challenges in providing basic infrastructure and social services.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002501#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Second-order analysis, which accounts for indirect system effects, slightly altered the ranking of influential targets. 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