Joachim Nahem

New! Investment Fund for Climate Adaptation & Resilience ClimateWorks is thrilled to partner with Howden Foundation Laudes Foundation, Quadrature Climate Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation to establish a new Adaptation and Resilience Fund (A&R Fund). The A&R Fund will deliver over $50 million around the world to address climate risks through catalytic locally led adaptation solutions, such as early warning systems and innovative financial tools. With more than 2.4 billion people at risk of severe heat exposure each year, philanthropy has a critical role to play in supporting communities facing serious health and economic risks. Recent research from World Resources Institute found that, for every $1 invested in adaptation, more than $10.50 in benefits can be generated over 10 years. That means investments in resilient infrastructure and tools not only reduce risks—they also promote better exonomic outcomes, better health, and even increased wages. The A&R Fund also fulfills a $50 million commitment made by philanthropies last year in response to the UN Secretary-General’s Call to Action on Extreme Heat. Learn more about the A & R Fund here: https://lnkd.in/gAGyZRvf

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For anyone following global climate action - the COP30 Presidency letters are essential reading.   If you are new to the process, these letters are the Presidency’s way of setting out priorities, sharing progress updates - and guiding negotiators, policymakers, and observers on the road to the summit.   They’re like a "state of play” for the UN climate talks.   So far the Brazil Presidency have shared 6 of these. With each a helpful, plain-language snapshot of where we are, what’s at stake, and where we’re headed.   The 6th letter was released just this week. I've shared the PDF of this below 👇   And you can read all the others here: https://lnkd.in/edXfybTk   Huge credit to the entire #COP30 team - including President designate André Aranha Corrêa do Lago and CEO Ana Toni - for such clarity and transparency in this critical year.

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I’ve had inspiring week at United Nations HQ in New York. The discussions made it very clear: investment in resilience is a central theme in the global conversation on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. We’ve had wide-ranging discussions on how to make the loss and damage facility more effective, how to do more on early warnings and heat action, and how to talk about nature-based solutions in an integrated way. All of this is creating great momentum in the run-up to COP30 in November. In this video, I share three key takeaways from the week that I believe can help us make concrete progress and touch the lives of millions of people across the world.

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Delighted that WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development worked with Mark Manning and the Oxford Sustainable Finance Group on “A practical guide on transition plan dependencies”. Also much valued contributions from the European Commission Joint Research Centre The paper highlights the dependencies that ensure transition plans are impactful. Think of such dependencies as technology, infrastructure, consumers, value chains, and policy. The paper offers a framework, tools, and case studies. Adrien Rose Anastasiia Rudkovska Luke Blower Alexandra Russell Brown Margarita Lysenkova Gireesh Shrimali Nicolas Pickard-Garcia THOMAS GOURDON

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🌳 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹, 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🌊 In the climate emergency, we need every tool at our disposal. Science is clear: a portfolio approach—deep emissions cuts, accelerating removals, and scaling finance to all credible solutions—is our safest path to net zero. Nature-based solutions and high-integrity market mechanisms are not silver bullets, but they are proven, ready, and improving every day. Demand for only "permanent" carbon solutions based on technology creates a false choice and would sideline vital, immediate tools we have now—locking in greater climate risk and delaying action with irreversible consequences. Nature has stored and recycled carbon safely for millions of years, and can do so again. Importantly, nature-based solutions also help communities adapt, safeguard water, support biodiversity, and build more resilient landscapes—all while supporting jobs and equity. Science, tools, and standards are evolving fast to strengthen these benefits and manage reversal risks. What we need now is policy and finance to catch up. We need leadership that puts nature at the heart of climate strategy, together with all other feasible, safe and proven options, and supports the scaling of solutions that are ready now. We can’t afford to rule out the solutions that nature offers us, at exactly the moment we need them most. Please read and share this open letter to the Science Based Targets initiative: https://lnkd.in/dTBfEbGC #GenerationRestoration #Nature #ClimateAction #NetZero #RestorationOptimismnews #NYClimateWeek Alexia Kelly Ana Toni Jen Stebbing Samuel Gantner Thomas W. Crowther Gabriel Labbate Eva Zabey

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