Transboundary Climate Risk and Adaptation - Science for Adaptation Policy Brief #2

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dc.contributor.authorStockholm Environment Institute
dc.contributor.organizationScience Division
dc.contributor.otherBenzie, Magnus
dc.contributor.otherHarris, Katy
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-01T05:58:37Z
dc.date.available2020-12-01T05:58:37Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionThis policy brief explains the nature, pathways, and policy implications of climate risks that cross national borders in an interconnected global system. It outlines how climate impacts and adaptation responses in one country can generate cascading effects through trade, migration, ecosystems, finance, and infrastructure networks. The document reviews existing knowledge, including analytical approaches that assess countries’ exposure to such risks and evidence showing that these risks may equal or exceed domestic climate impacts. It also examines how current adaptation planning rarely incorporates cross-border risks despite their significance. The brief discusses governance gaps, the limited integration of transboundary considerations into national adaptation planning, and highlights the need for international cooperation, improved evidence, and policy-relevant research to support coordinated adaptation responses. en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/34436
dc.languageEnglish
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjecttransboundary environmental impact
dc.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate Action
dc.subject.sdgSDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
dc.titleTransboundary Climate Risk and Adaptation - Science for Adaptation Policy Brief #2en
dc.typePolicy brief

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