Held via Zoom.

This online event focused on key insights from a new World Bank resilience rating scheme, captured in the recent publication: “The Adaptation Principles: A Guide for Designing Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience”. This work identifies six universal principles of adaptation and resilience to help countries and policymakers plan for building resilience to climate change.

Stephane Hallegatte of World Bank discussed the adaptation principles and the importance of assessing both the resilience of project design and the resilience of the project outcomes. He highlighted practical tools, concrete examples, and information to guide decision-makers through the principles of adaptation and help governments formulate effective strategies that enable their societies to thrive in a time of climate change.

Stephane briefly shared recent reports on World Bank investments in adaptation and mitigation, highlighting the increasing number and share of projects that include adaptation financing. Participants provided questions on the implementation of the adaptation strategies and the new rating system, which were tackled and answered during the plenary discussion.

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