Last year, the average temperature for Africa hovered around 1.2° C above the 1981 - 2010 average and the ND-GAIN country index found that 17 out of 20 countries most vulnerable to climate change were African. Read the weekly update from CIP Africa Program buff.ly/2ZPEyqt

.Notre Dame Research ha actualizado el ranking del Índice ND-GAIN que evalúa la vulnerabilidad y adaptabilidad de los países frente al #CambioClimático. #Noruega es el país mejor posicionado, mientras que #Somalia es el país menos preparado.🇳🇴🇸🇴 ➡️ Lee más en: bit.ly/3yUoXmK

Climate change is hitting the planet faster than scientists originally thought go.nature.com/3IuULTb

There is #OnlyOneEarth. #EarthDay is an opportunity to highlight the need for urgent action to protect our common home. 🟢 Action to combat the climate crisis. 🟢 Action to beat pollution. 🟢 Action for nature.

Last summer, a team of students led by @NDGAIN completed an inventory of climate adaptation resources, policies & plans in Ireland. This year, teams located at both University of Notre Dame & Dublin City University are researching local water benefits. Learn more & support via #NDDay: notredameday.nd.edu/organizations/…

🌳 The XV World Forestry Congress kicks off in Seoul! 👉🏻 Read the full story on the #WorldForestVoices blog: bit.ly/3LRh4nP #WFCKorea

How will Las Vegas face the challenge of adapting to the increasingly severe drought that affects the Colorado River? The Urban Adaptation Assessment was used to examine the city's capacity to handle drought. #watercrisis #ClimateAction nasdaq.com/articles/betwe…

2 more weeks to submit your abstracts for #FLARE22ROME. We can't wait to see your latest research & thinking on Forests & Livelihoods! Submit your abstracts for papers, sessions & workshops here: forestlivelihoods.org/annual-meeting….

TODAY @ 10 AM in McKenna Hall: "Care for Our Common Home: A Conversation About Environmental Research & Teaching Across the Disciplines." Moderated by NBC News' Anne Thompson, ND-ECI faculty will share how, inspired by Laudato Si’, they are caring for our earth through research

Good morning! What a wonderful day yesterday at #FLARE22ROME! Day 2 starts in just a couple minutes with 6 more great parallel sessions.

Happy International Day of #ClimateAction! ND-GAIN recently revealed a decline of leading countries' scores driven by climate readiness and vulnerability to the effects of climate change. Learn more about the Country Index update: environmentalchange.nd.edu/news-events/ne…

Join University of Notre Dame's week-long celebration of all things H20! 💦 #NDWaterWeek includes a water-focused panel, blessing of the Lakes and clean up, seminar, stormwater badge installation and more: environmentalchange.nd.edu/H20 #WorldWaterDay

Using ND-GAIN's Urban Adaptation Assessment's Risk and Readiness scores, Architectural Digest has created their list of the most climate resilient cities in the U.S. Does your city make the top of the list? Learn more here: architecturaldigest.com/reviews/home-i…

The 2023 annual update to the ND-GAIN Country Index is now available for download. Highlights include the inclusion of Nauru, Palau, and the Marshall Islands to the rankings. Find more on ND-GAIN's website. gain.nd.edu/our-work/count…

As society moves into an increasingly urban future, comparable city-level information is critical to better understand the complex challenges global cities are facing. Read more about ND-GAIN's upcoming decision support tool. #ClimateResilience

New ND-GAIN data shines spotlight on small islands’ climate vulnerability and adaptation efforts research.nd.edu/news-and-event…

ND-GAIN is excited to release a series of Adaptation Briefs, highlighting in-country progress toward climate change adaptation, with a focus on policy or investment strategies. Read about the first highlight, coming from Bhutan, at the link below. gain.nd.edu/assets/565160/…

Weather-related disasters displaced 263 million people from 2008-2018 alone. But “environmental governance builds a critical long-term resilience to natural disasters,” Sisi Meng's research shows. To measure environmental governance, Meng used the ND-GAIN global country index.

By 2050, 60% of the world’s population will live in cities. GUCA introduces a framework that provides information to prioritize investments for climate adaptation & infrastructure from climate threats. environmentalchange.nd.edu/news-events/ne…