The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Investment in climate-change mitigation and adaptation to limit global warming to 2°C by 2100 would greatly reduce economic damage, and the cost of inaction is equivalent to 11% to 27% of cumulative ...

The droughts, wildfires, floods and storms that have marked what's been confirmed as the hottest summer on record are a stark reminder that we not only need to accelerate our decarbonization efforts ...

Learn how adaptation and mitigation strategies are related to climate change in communities. Changes in the climates we live in are part of our everyday lives and will continue in the years to come.

Climate adaptation seems to be having a moment. At quite a few banking and business events that I have attended so far in 2024, it has featured large on the agenda. Corporates are more likely to call ...

As climate change intensifies across geographies, adaptation has emerged as a critical pillar for climate action. The ...

Many Australians will have been reading up recently on whether they are likely to be among the 1.5 million reported to be at risk of sea level rise or the 190% increase in heat-related deaths in ...

The Hindu Kush Himalaya region faces a $12 trillion funding shortfall for climate adaptation and mitigation from 2020 to 2050 ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will organize and convene a 1-day workshop on the role of public infrastructure in effective climate mitigation and adaptation. The ...