The Undervaluation of Climate Adaptation

A new report from the World Resources Institute suggests a significant undervaluation of climate adaptation and resilience investing opportunities. The paper evaluated the full benefits of 320 climate adaptation investments, revealing the high and wide-ranging returns of investing in adaptation. It found that every $1 invested can potentially yield over $10 in benefits, with average annual returns of 20–27%.

While previous similar studies have primarily focused on avoided loss economics, this report takes a broader view by assigning economic value to the social and environmental benefits of such investments.

Hear more from Jeff about this, as well as his thoughts about the upcoming COP30 in Brazil and next week’s Climate Week NYC.

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