Classification System for Economic and Social Sectors

The document establishes a taxonomy of sectors and subsectors to categorize where innovative financial instruments can be applied to increase climate resilience. It lists sectors including crop and food production, ecological services, water supply, coastal and riverine protection, disaster risk reduction, energy and transport infrastructure, other built environments, social infrastructure, and industry and manufacturing.

• The classification system is used by the Inventory of Innovative Financial Instruments for Climate Adaptation to determine where specific instruments are best suited, based on current examples of use for climate adaptation or the potential for use based on instrument characteristics and prior non-adaptation use in that sector.
• The document categorizes climate adaptation needs across several broad sectors and their corresponding subsectors: Crop and food production (e.g., livestock, fisheries); Ecological services/nature-based infrastructure (e.g., forest management, wetlands); Water supply (e.g., rainwater harvesting); Coastal and riverine protection (e.g., flood-protection barriers); Disaster risk reduction (e.g., early warning systems); Energy infrastructure (generation and transmission); Transport infrastructure (roads, airports, rail, ports); Other built environments (e.g., urban development, tourism, waste management); Social infrastructure (e.g., health, housing, social protection); and Industry and manufacturing (e.g., food processing, trade).

APA

NAP Global Network (n.d.). Classification System for Economic and Social Sectors. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/financial-instruments-climate-adaptation-classification-system-2024.pdf

Chicago

NAP Global Network. Classification System for Economic and Social Sectors. n.d. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/financial-instruments-climate-adaptation-classification-system-2024.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{napglobalnetworkndclassification, author = {{NAP Global Network}}, title = {{Classification System for Economic and Social Sectors}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/financial-instruments-climate-adaptation-classification-system-2024.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }