Bringing Climate Action to Farming Communities
Root Capital's Climate Resilience Roadmap This week, Hurricane Iota became the strongest storm ever to hit Nicaragua. The category four storm ripped across the country with torrential rains and winds topping 155mph, mere weeks after the same communities were devastated by
We Can End Hunger and Meet Climate Goals For an Extra USD 14 Billion per Year
Governments are spending unprecedented sums of public money in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in hopes of building a better world for our children and protecting the most vulnerable. Overnight, social and economic experiments almost too fantastic to contemplate have
Why Canada Can’t Afford to Put Climate Adaptation on the Back Burner
Investing in climate adaptation measures is an opportunity to demonstrate foresight, show leadership, protect our economy, and keep Canadians safe. You may have heard Justin Trudeau and other leaders use the phrase “build back better” to highlight the importance of not
Climate Change Hits Vulnerable Communities First and Hardest
Building resilience in fragile regions must be a priority, not an afterthought, in our efforts to reach global goals. Climate change impacts vulnerable communities hardest. We’ve known for a while that conflict and political instability—especially when coupled with extreme weather events
What is Climate Resilience?
I work in climate resilience. And, when I tell people that, the next question they tend to ask is, “What is climate resilience?” It’s a fair question, and it deserves a fair answer. Let’s start with the facts, which I will state