'Triple dividend of resilience': Why climate adaptation is the 'smartest development investments available'

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Major new report from WRI examines the hidden benefits that can be unlocked through investment in climate adaptation

Investments in climate adaptation not only protect economies and businesses against escalating climate impacts, they can also unlock healthy financial returns and a raft of economic, social, and environmental...

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