Building Resilience Through Knowledge and Collaboration

The August 2024 RAMP Roundup details the initiative's efforts to enhance climate resilience through strategic engagements with government ministries and universities in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda. 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.

• 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.
• 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).
• 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.
• 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.
• Proactive investment in climate adaptation is presented as economically beneficial, with a potential return of $2 to $10 for every dollar invested.

APA

Brandon, C. (2024). Building Resilience Through Knowledge and Collaboration. World Resources Institute. https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/2024-08/ramp-newsletter-august-2024.pdf

Chicago

Brandon, Carter. Building Resilience Through Knowledge and Collaboration. World Resources Institute, 2024. https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/2024-08/ramp-newsletter-august-2024.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{brandon2024building, author = {Brandon, Carter}, title = {{Building Resilience Through Knowledge and Collaboration}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2024}, month = aug, url = {https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/2024-08/ramp-newsletter-august-2024.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }