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This report summarizes a two-day workshop held in Geneva on April 11-12, 2007, which brought together 40 participants to share and discuss climate adaptation tools for international development. The workshop aimed to improve decision-making to reduce risks and identify opportunities associated with climate variability and change, specifically within the context of development assistance.

This policy brief examines the potential of micro-insurance as a climate change adaptation strategy for Small Island Developing States (SIDS), specifically focusing on the Caribbean and South West Indian Ocean (SWIO) regions. It identifies gaps in current coping mechanisms, assesses community demand and vulnerability, and proposes policy options for implementing tailored insurance products to protect low-income coastal communities from weather-related risks.

The CCORAL (Caribbean Climate Online Risk and Adaptation TooL) is a web-based support system designed to integrate climate resilience into decision-making processes across the Caribbean. Developed by the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre with support from the Climate Development and Knowledge Network and the UK Department for International Development, the tool aims to embed a risk management ethic in decision-making to support climate-compatible development.

A letter from Absa Group Limited to the Centre for Environmental Rights stating that the bank's risk assessment processes regarding the financing of the proposed Thabametsi and Khanyisa coal-fired power plants are still ongoing.

This guide from the Climate Policy Initiative explains parametric insurance, a financial tool that provides rapid, fixed payouts based on predetermined triggers (such as wind speed or rainfall) rather than assessed losses. It details the instrument's role in maintaining fiscal liquidity and debt sustainability, the capacity requirements for governments to implement it, and the various commercial and concessional providers available globally.

The PREPARE Act aims to institutionalize federal resilience and risk management through an interagency council, a government-wide oversight structure, and coordinated planning with State and local entities.

This fact sheet describes H.R. 3190, the PREPARE Act, a legislative proposal introduced by Congressmen Matt Cartwright and Leonard Lance to improve the federal government's ability to manage financial risks and operational preparedness associated with extreme weather events.

The PREPARE Act (HR 4177) seeks to address the federal government's lack of coordination and systematic risk management regarding extreme weather events. Citing $316 billion in economic losses between 2010 and 2016, the Act proposes creating an interagency oversight council and regional coordination plans to improve resilience and information sharing with state and local governments at no cost to taxpayers.

The PREPARE Act is proposed legislation designed to improve the U.S. federal government's ability to manage financial risks and operational preparedness associated with extreme weather events, based on recommendations from the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

This briefing provides a section-by-section summary of the PREPARE Act, a legislative proposal by Congressman Matt Cartwright focused on extreme weather resilience, preparedness, and risk management. The act proposes the codification of an Interagency Council to coordinate federal goals, requires agencies to develop comprehensive risk management plans, and mandates the creation of a public website for meteorological science and best practices.

This executive summary describes a May 2012 joint report by the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) and the Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP). The report synthesizes findings from a November 2011 workshop funded by NOAA, which brought together climate scientists and transportation planners to identify the information and assistance needed to adapt surface transportation infrastructure to climate change and extreme weather events.

This Letter of Intent outlines the formation of a consortium between the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), the International Council for Science (ICSU-ROLAC), and the UNESCO regional office to support Future Earth activities in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

This technical report analyzes the vulnerability, threats, and risks associated with hydroclimatic events, specifically flooding, in the city of Durán, Ecuador. Using a methodology based on IPCC definitions and the StormWater Management Model (SWMM), the study evaluates exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity across 268 urban sectors to identify areas of high risk and propose integrated resilience strategies.

This fact sheet describes the Resilience program of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), detailing its multidisciplinary approach to managing climate- and conflict-related risks through three primary focus areas: climate adaptation, environment, conflict and peacebuilding, and food security.

This briefing by the World Resources Institute provides guidance for financial institutions on creating and evaluating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventories, drawing on the WRI/WBCSD Greenhouse Gas Protocol’s Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard.

The research paper 'Risky business' by the World Resources Institute outlines three risk-management principles to ensure the stability of the international market for greenhouse gas emissions rights, drawing lessons from the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis to avoid similar market failures.

This case study examines the implementation of the Index-Based Livestock Insurance Project in Mongolia, designed to mitigate the financial devastation caused by dzuds (severe winter weather). The project transitions the country from reactive, ex post disaster funding to a proactive, ex ante risk management strategy using mortality-based indices rather than individual loss assessments.