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The Canadian Climate Institute emphasizes the necessity of the federal government's national adaptation strategy to protect infrastructure and communities from wildfires, floods, and extreme heat. While the strategy sets national priorities and measurable goals, the Institute argues that current funding is insufficient and calls for stronger intergovernmental coordination and accountability mechanisms to translate the strategy into tangible results.

The document argues that reporting on extreme weather without mentioning climate change is incomplete and potentially inaccurate. It provides specific phrasing and examples for connecting various weather phenomena—such as heatwaves, droughts, floods, and hurricanes—to global warming, while highlighting the role of attribution science in quantifying these links. It also recommends tools like the Climate Central 'Climate Change Index' and World Weather Attribution for real-time data.

The 2022 Forum on Natural Infrastructure Performance and Metrics, held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, examined how to scale nature-based solutions to address aging water infrastructure in Canada's Prairies. Participants identified that a stronger business case for natural infrastructure requires tailored metrics and data to make economic benefits visible in regulatory and funding decisions. The forum highlighted the urgency of addressing an investment deficit in crumbling water infrastructure to mitigate risks from flooding, drought, extreme heat, and wildfires.

Fiji employs a multi-sectoral approach to climate adaptation, utilizing a National Adaptation Plan with 160 measures and a hybrid seawall strategy combining mangroves, boulders, and vetiver grass. The government coordinates these efforts through the Climate Change Division, utilizing GIS and the Adaptation Impact Analysis Tool to monitor village-level projects. For communities facing immediate risk of inundation, Fiji has established a Standard Operating Procedure for Planned Relocations and the Climate Relocation of Communities (CROC) Trust Fund to ensure voluntary, culturally-sensitive movement to higher ground, as seen in the relocation of the village of Cogea.

The report finds that a strong majority of Americans believe global warming is occurring and is mostly human-caused, with 66% expressing worry about the issue. While many perceive significant risks to their local communities and the United States—particularly from extreme heat, sea level rise, and wildfires—most Americans rarely discuss the topic with friends and family. The findings also indicate a general rejection of fatalism, with 66% disagreeing that it is too late to act, although a significant gap remains in public understanding of the strength of the scientific consensus on human-caused warming.

The document details a project by the Mahila Housing Trust (MHT) and Selco Foundation to upgrade the home of Dipika ben Malik, a seamstress in the Bhagwatinagar slum of Ahmedabad. The original structure, featuring an asbestos roof and low plinth, caused productivity losses and increased electricity costs during heatwaves and flooding. The intervention replaced the roof with PUF panels, raised the plinth level, and solarized appliances, creating a climate-resilient environment that protects the resident's income and living conditions.

The document highlights the rising economic burden of climate-driven disasters in Canada, noting that insured losses from 2010 to 2019 exceeded $18 billion. It asserts that climate change adds an average annual cost of $700 per household through higher grocery prices, insurance premiums, and taxes. The author calls for increased public investment in adaptation, citing that every dollar spent on adaptation yields $13 to $15 in economic returns and that climate-resilient road materials could save up to $5 billion nationally over coming decades.

WRI India and the Kochi Municipal Corporation established the Kawaki initiative in 2021 to create urban forests in areas prone to flooding and extreme heat. The program uses a science-based approach, including participatory mapathons and household surveys, to identify planting sites and adaptation needs. These green spaces mitigate the urban heat island effect and reduce flood risks while providing employment for unskilled laborers. The city has integrated the program into its municipal budget and the Kochi City Master Plan 2040, shifting its strategy from rescue and recovery to long-term resilience planning.

This report by the Union of Concerned Scientists highlights the challenges and successes of frontline communities in the US and Puerto Rico in building climate resilience. It identifies four key themes: displacement, government negligence, funding inequities, and the effectiveness of community-driven solutions. The authors argue that while scientific solutions exist, a lack of political will and bureaucratic barriers hinder progress. The report provides specific recommendations to shift toward inclusive, community-led adaptation strategies that respect tribal sovereignty and prioritize the lived experiences of marginalized populations.

The authors developed a composite social vulnerability index for flooding in Sweden by combining stakeholder participation with an indicator-based framework. The resulting index revealed that social vulnerability is unevenly distributed and mirrors income segregation patterns within municipalities, providing a tool for more equitable flood risk reduction strategies.

The DR Congo possesses 80 million hectares of arable land, yet only 10% is cultivated, leaving the country as a net food importer with an annual food trade deficit of US$1.5 billion. On its current path, food import dependence is projected to reach approximately 60% of domestic demand by 2050. Agricultural productivity, which fell to 60% of its 1960 levels by 2006, is further threatened by climate change, specifically through heavy rain and flood events causing soil erosion. Recovery efforts include a US$75 million World Bank project, FAO seed distribution, and USAID's Food for Peace programme.

The document examines the devastating impact of the 2020 floods in Naivasha, Kenya, specifically within the Kihoto informal settlement. It details how rising lake levels, attributed to climate change, displaced over 1,400 residents, destroyed livelihoods in agriculture and fishing, and coincided with the Covid-19 pandemic to exacerbate vulnerability. The study highlights the specific struggles of women, youth, and persons with disabilities, while documenting the community's calls for permanent resettlement schemes, infrastructural improvements, and inclusive social support.

The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) is seeking funding from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to prepare a detailed project proposal titled "Ecosystem-based Approaches for transforming smallholder farming systems that are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change in South Africa". The preparatory phase, estimated to take 9 months, involves hiring a consultancy firm to conduct a series of ten technical studies and consultations. These activities include climate risk and vulnerability assessments, pre-feasibility studies, and gender analyses across four priority provinces: KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga, and Limpopo. The ultimate goal is to design a project that provides tailored climate information via a Multi-Hazard Early Warning System and transforms farming systems using nature-based solutions to mitigate risks from floods, droughts, and veld fires.

The report examines food crisis challenges and resilience interventions in East Africa and Southeast Asia, identifying shared drivers such as climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The Plan Régional d’Adaptation au Changement Climatique 2024-2028 for the Plateau Central region of Burkina Faso identifies key climate risks, assesses sectoral vulnerabilities, and proposes 44 priority actions across three strategic axes. With an estimated cost of 5,669,080,000 FCFA, the plan focuses on improving the resilience of agriculture, water resources, livestock, environment, and health, while targeting the most vulnerable populations, including women, the elderly, and persons with reduced mobility.

The document examines the paradoxical future of the western United States, where warming temperatures are projected to cause both more severe droughts and a higher likelihood of catastrophic megafloods. It highlights that while the total number of atmospheric rivers may decrease, those that do occur will be more intense due to the atmosphere's increased capacity to hold water vapor. Furthermore, warming is shifting precipitation from snow to rain, leading to declining snowpack volumes in the Northern Hemisphere and the American Cordillera, which complicates water management and increases flood risks.

Atmospheric rivers are corridors of moisture that provide essential water resources to the western U.S. but also cause severe flooding and landslides. Climate change is increasing the intensity and moisture content of these storms, which is projected to raise annual flood damages in the western U.S. to between $2.3 and $3.2 billion by 2090. While a series of atmospheric rivers in early 2023 significantly reduced drought coverage in California, the trend toward warmer storms is reducing snowpack and increasing the risk of compounding climate hazards.

Researchers found that climate hazards like flooding and drought drive migration from rural to peri-urban areas in Namibia. While migration provides benefits such as better access to electricity and educational opportunities, it creates human capital deficits in origin communities, often increasing the labour burden on women.

The Republic of Haiti developed its first National Adaptation Plan (NAP) for the period 2022–2030, led by the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Planning and External Cooperation with support from the Green Climate Fund and UNDP. The plan identifies priority adaptation sectors including water, health, agriculture, and infrastructure, and estimates a minimum implementation cost of USD 980 million.

The document examines how inadequate waste management and unplanned urban growth in Bharatpur, Nepal, exacerbate biological hazards and disproportionately affect marginalized groups. It proposes the Framework for Integrating Rights and Equality (FIRE) to improve policy coherence across urban planning, public health, and disaster risk reduction.