Researchers are proposing a new strategy for local governments to make municipalities more resilient against climate change.

Learn how climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience differ—and why effective climate responses must integrate all three to manage risk and build stability.

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 ...

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 ...

Mitigation includes activities like planting trees and preserving forests. Recently, I was listening in on a webinar on Climate Action, and one of the panelists, a journalist, kept referring to two ...

At the historic Paris Agreement on Climate Change made at the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2015, all the countries of the ...

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

India’s total climate finance need for the 2020 to 2050 period is around $2.685 trillion. The actual flow seen during the 2018 to 2021 period was $80.6 billion ...

Recognizing Nepal as one of the countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, the Nepal Academy of Science and ...

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 ...