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ND Experts on climate
During the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28), world leaders, climate scientists and experts will gather in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to assess what has been achieved by international efforts to curb emissions and limit global warming.
In the face of a rapidly changing climate, adaptation is critical.
At the University of Notre Dame, faculty and students are bringing real-world solutions to communities worldwide, providing perspective on policy issues and encouraging shifts in human behavior to face that uncertainty with resilience.
Hear what successful climate adaptation looks like to experts in food security and agriculture, disaster response, water, housing, forests and natural resources.
ND-GAIN to launch Global Urban Climate Assessment, measuring climate resiliency at the city level
Building on its pioneering Country Index, which ranks climate vulnerability and readiness across more than 180 countries, the University of Notre Dame’s Global Adaptation Initiative(ND-GAIN) will soon begin tracking the progress of such efforts in cities around the world. Based on evolving climate vulnerability and adaptation research, the Global Urban Climate Assessment (GUCA) aims to develop a pilot decision-support tool to inform actions and investments in urban areas.
Paul Winters to play key role in COP28 climate talks on food systems
For the first time in history, agriculture will be part of the 28th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) discussions.
Helping countries and cities counter the risks of a changing climate
See the latest rankings from Notre Dame's Global Adaptation Initiative.
Notre Dame engineers work to build climate-resilient homes
A conversation with Tracy Kijewski-Correa, the William J. Pulte Director of the Pulte Institute for Global Development and professor of engineering and global affairs.
‘Laudate Deum’: Tackling climate change is ‘a fundamentally human and social problem’.
On Wednesday (Oct. 4), Pope Francis released “Laudate Deum,” an apostolic exhortation on climate change, intended as a follow-up to his 2015 environmental encyclical, “Laudato Si’.” Experts from the University of Notre Dame’s College of Arts and Letters and Keough School of Global Affairs offer their insight into the new document..
Fighting for water sustainability
A unique collaboration leads to a novel and energy-efficient solution to the global freshwater shortage.
Fighting for renewable energy
Renewable energy could be a critical solution for Puerto Ricans who went months without power after Hurricanes Maria and Irma
Fighting for resilient communities
In the wake of disaster, professor Michael Lykoudis received a call asking if he would assess the town of Mati, Greece, and help design a plan for rebuilding.
Related Knowledge Center: Climate economics
Climate change is now a driver of the world’s economy. The impact is profound:
- Catastrophic weather events — hurricanes, floods, droughts, high temperatures — are more frequent and more extreme. The cost can be measured in both the initial damage caused and the longer-term impact on the economy.
- Vulnerable communities are increasing climate-related investments, hardening infrastructure and taking other protective measures.
- Investment in carbon capture and storage technologies is increasingly rapidly.
- Governments are making investments and crafting regulations to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
On top of all of this is the cost of uncertainty. As the Fourth National Climate Assessment, released in 2018 by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, says, “The assumption that current and future climate conditions will resemble the recent past is no longer valid.”