Climate Adaptation: Unlocking Value Chains with the Power of Technology

The document asserts that current temperature trajectories, heading towards a 2.6-3.1°C rise by 2100, necessitate an acceleration of climate adaptation. It argues that adaptation strategies must move beyond individual organizations to address the resilience of entire value chains, utilizing technology to understand and respond to risks through stakeholder collaboration. Additionally, it highlights the need for innovative funding instruments—such as disaster risk, catalytic, and outcome-based tools—to overcome barriers to private adaptation finance.

• Global temperatures are projected to rise by 2.6-3.1°C over the pre-industrial average by the year 2100, with 2024 being the hottest year on record.
• Effective climate adaptation requires a shift from narrow, organization-specific or regional strategies to a holistic approach that secures the resilience of the entire value chain.
• Technology enables organizations to anticipate and respond to climate risks, but its effectiveness depends on collaboration and the sharing of data and insights among stakeholders.
• Increasing private finance for climate adaptation requires overcoming existing barriers through the use of innovative financial products, including outcome-based, catalytic, and disaster risk instruments.

APA

World Economic Forum (2025). Climate Adaptation: Unlocking Value Chains with the Power of Technology. https://www.weforum.org/publications/climate-adaptation-unlocking-value-chains-with-the-power-of-technology/

Chicago

World Economic Forum. Climate Adaptation: Unlocking Value Chains with the Power of Technology. 2025. https://www.weforum.org/publications/climate-adaptation-unlocking-value-chains-with-the-power-of-technology/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldeconomicforum2025climate, author = {{World Economic Forum}}, title = {{Climate Adaptation: Unlocking Value Chains with the Power of Technology}}, institution = {World Economic Forum}, year = {2025}, month = jan, url = {https://www.weforum.org/publications/climate-adaptation-unlocking-value-chains-with-the-power-of-technology/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }