COP27 Resilience Hub Synthesis Report

The COP27 Resilience Hub Synthesis Report outlines the outcomes and key messages from the Resilience Hub at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh. The Hub serves as a physical and virtual space to mobilise ambition and investment for climate resilience, acting as the home for the UN-backed Race to Resilience campaign. The report synthesises findings across nine thematic areas and four regional hubs, emphasizing the need for locally-led adaptation, increased and diversified finance, and the integration of arts and culture into resilience strategies.

• Scaling action on adaptation and resilience is a necessary prerequisite to reduce the scale of Loss and Damage. Failure to close the adaptation funding gap—which is currently five to ten times lower than the actual need for developing countries—will result in increased avoidable losses and damages.
• There is a critical need to shift the quality and accessibility of adaptation finance to support locally-led adaptation (LLA). Currently, only about 10% of funds reach the local level, and there is a call for at least 25% of adaptation financing to be delivered to the front lines.
• Financial instruments are diversifying, with a growing role for the private sector, insurers, and asset managers. Debt-for-nature swaps are identified as a tool to provide fiscal space for debt-laden developing countries to invest in renewable energy and conservation.
• Arts, culture, and heritage are essential for resilience as they foster empathy and hold irreplaceable knowledge. The report argues that culture should be viewed as the essence of societal beliefs and values rather than mere 'decoration'.
• Urban resilience is hindered by a lack of investment, with only 9% of urban climate investments currently flowing to adaptation projects. The report highlights that nearly 1 billion people live in urban slums and informal settlements, making them highly vulnerable to climate hazards.
• Resilient infrastructure requires a shift from focusing solely on physical condition to considering service continuity, life-cycle costs, and nature-based solutions (NbS). NbS are noted to be up to 50% cheaper than traditional 'grey' infrastructure and provide better value for money when co-benefits are included.
• Extreme heat is identified as a significant risk multiplier for public health and infrastructure. The 'Cool Capital Stack' is a $750 million investment pipeline designed to unlock funding for cooling solutions and protect people from extreme heat.
• Coastal communities face systemic risks from sea level rise and ocean acidification, which threaten social cohesion and can lead to displacement. The report emphasizes the need for gender-mainstreaming in blue food systems, as women are disproportionately affected but are key to solutions.
• The 'one-country one-plan' approach is proposed to integrate disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation plans, allowing countries to identify aggregated funding and avoid 'risk blind adaptation' which leads to maladaptation.

APA

Angheloiu, C., & Brainich, A. (2022). COP27 Resilience Hub Synthesis Report. Global Resilience Partnership. https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cop27-rh-synthesis-report.pdf

Chicago

Angheloiu, Corina, and Anastasia Brainich. COP27 Resilience Hub Synthesis Report. Global Resilience Partnership, 2022. https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cop27-rh-synthesis-report.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{angheloiu2022cop27, author = {Angheloiu, Corina and Brainich, Anastasia}, title = {{COP27 Resilience Hub Synthesis Report}}, institution = {Global Resilience Partnership}, year = {2022}, url = {https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cop27-rh-synthesis-report.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }