‘We don’t need a disaster to justify resilience’: Climate projects can bring big economic benefits

Fri, 6 Jun 2025 13:13:19 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/06/03/we-dont-need-a-disaster-to-justify-resilience-climate-projects-can-bring-big-economic-bene>

"As floods, fires and heatwaves grow more frequent and destructive, new
research shows that climate adaptation isn’t just urgent. It’s also one of the
smartest investments governments can make.

According to a new report from the World Resources Institute (WRI), every €1
spent on climate adaptation will yield roughly €10 in benefits over a decade.

That figure comes from analysing 320 projects across 12 countries, including
infrastructure upgrades, health system improvements and disaster risk
management schemes. All told, they amounted to more than €1 trillion in
projected returns.

“This research has pried open the lid on what resilience is truly worth – and
even that first glimpse is staggering," said Sam Mugume Koojo, co-chair of the
Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action from Uganda."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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