Adaptation Windows @AdaptWindows

@BFAGlobal has opened it's Adaptation SMEs Innovation Facility (ASIF) Ignite Cohort, an 8-week program for #adaptation and #resilience founders with a prototype. Apply before August! bfaglobal.com/adaptation-sma…

@BFAGlobal opened it's Adaptation SMEs Innovation Facility (ASIF) Ignite Cohort, an 8-week program for #adaptation and #resilience founders with a prototype. Apply before August! bfaglobal.com/adaptation-sma…

@UNDP is hosting a conversation on Building effective climate information and Early Warning Systems June 23. Register: adaptation-undp.org/event/adaptati…

@trellisgroup_ announces 15 climate tech start ups to watch in 2026, including five in climate adaptation: Helix Earth: Efficient HVAC dehumidification: helixearth.com California Cultured: Cell-cultured cacao production cacultured.com Nucleic Sensing Systems: Autonomous aquatic biosurveillance ns2co.com Beehive Climate: AI climate risk platform beehiveclimate.com SenseGrass: AI soil data insights sensegrass.com trellis.net/webinar/climat…

Using seismic data, Simon Greenhill maps US noise and shows that in-utero noise exposure harms infant health. A 2 dB rise cuts health at birth by 0.04 SD, driven by nighttime noise. 80% of urban residents face harmful levels; and annual costs reach $9.8B. simondgreenhill.github.io

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David Wallace-Wells @dwallacewells

4 months ago

One funny thing about this logic is that it applies just as powerfully to the effects of climate change on growth—which, even if they are on the very low end of estimates, compound hugely over time. If they are higher, all the more so.

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Our new @PNASNews paper finds exposure to a tropical cyclone around the time of primary school enrollment reduces the likelihood of ever attending school. Led by excellent Stanford postdoc Renzhi Jing. pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

A new @CarnegieEndow paper makes the case for shifting narratives on migration and climate adaptation: carnegieendowment.org/research/2026/…

𝐀𝐅𝐒𝐀 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐍𝐅𝐂𝐂𝐂 𝐒𝐁𝟔𝟒 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐧 Today marks the opening of the 64th session of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies (SB64) in Bonn, Germany — and the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) is releasing a landmark policy brief that positions agroecology as an indispensable pathway for climate action across the African continent. Africa contributes the least to global greenhouse gas emissions, yet bears among the heaviest climate burdens. Yields of staple crops such as maize, millet, and sorghum could decline by 30% in several African countries by 2050. The climate crisis is estimated to cost African economies up to 5% of GDP annually. And developing countries will need between USD 215–387 billion per year for adaptation by 2030 — far beyond current finance flows. Our brief makes the case across three interconnected pillars: ▸ The Sharm el-Sheikh Joint Work (SJWA) — calling for an implementation-oriented framework that places agroecology at the centre of future climate action in agriculture and food systems ▸ Just Transitions — arguing that agriculture and food systems must be central to the Just Transition Work Programme, with agroecology as the pathway that places people, not commodities, at the centre of transformation ▸ Adaptation & the Belem–Addis Vision — calling for greater recognition of agroecology as a key adaptation pathway, with equitable access to finance for small-scale food producers, women, youth, pastoralists, and indigenous peoples "Delays in operationalizing implementation mechanisms directly translate into worsening vulnerability for millions of small-scale food producers already facing escalating climate shocks." We urge Parties at SB64 to move from dialogue to action — and to ensure that the voices and knowledge of frontline communities drive that action. Download the full policy brief: 🇬🇧 English: afsafrica.org/wp-content/upl… 🇫🇷 Français: afsafrica.org/wp-content/upl… #SB64 #UNFCCC #Agroecology #ClimateAction #FoodSovereignty #JustTransition #Adaptation #AfricanAgriculture #AFSA #Bonn2026

DOGE didn't make a dent in the deficit, but it did bring back screwworm and enable a historically large new Ebola outbreak, so it's not like they didn't achieve *anything*

Dr. Catharine Young @DrCatharineY

4 months ago

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service at USDA helps prevent threats like screwworm from ever reaching US livestock. In 2025, it lost 1,300 employees due to cuts and firings. That’s the thing about prevention: you don’t notice it when it works, only when it is gone.

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On the climate adaptation finance gap: governments mobilized $32B in 2024; developing countries are projected to need ten times that by 2035. @Oxfam is pressing for the difference ahead of next week's Bonn Climate talks. oxfam.org/en/press-relea…

“As of Friday, the NIFC reported that some 2.4 million acres had burned in wildfires for which it had generated incident reports. That’s almost double the 10-year average for the time of year.” insideclimatenews.org/news/31052026/…

Climate adaptation may become the biggest infrastructure investment wave of this decade. The OECD estimates every $1 invested in resilience generates around $4 in benefits through avoided losses and economic gains. Are governments and investors still underestimating the economic upside of climate resilience?

Calling climate adaptation innovators in Latin America & the Caribbean 🌱 The Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator is open until 18 Aug, offering technical assistance to help scale impactful adaptation solutions. Learn more 👇 f.mtr.cool/daavaiasaw

.@gatesfoundation and @AnthropicAI launch partnership for "AI for good", including agriculture applications and a focus on drought resistant crops. techhq.com/news/anthropic…

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We will never see this glacier again. @IDEAMColombia has confirmed the extinction of the Cerros de la Plaza glacier in the Andes. Rising temperatures, reduced snowfall, and its relatively low altitude contributed to the acceleration of its retreat. x.com/ideamcolombia/…

Ideam Colombia @IDEAMColombia

6 months ago

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With the new NMME model update, even the more conservative relative Oceanic Nino Index metric now has us roughly tied with 1998 and 2026 El Nino events: dashboard.theclimatebrink.com/#enso

As coastal risks intensify, ecosystems such as mangroves, coral reefs, & dunes offer effective approaches to reduce hazard impacts while supporting jobs & livelihoods. Read more in our latest publication: tinyurl.com/f244m9dj Watch the launch event: tinyurl.com/553sz2zv