Join the Atlantic Council’s Arsht-Rock Resilience Center and industry experts for a closed-door roundtable discussion on the state of global adaptation financing and solutions to activate public and private sector collaboration to transform financial systems.

Climate adaptation has historically been underfinanced. Based on the current state of adaptation financing and climate impacts, the global economy is projected to lose ten percent of value by 2050  as a result of loss and damage from extreme weather events.  It is estimated that the adaptation investment gap is currently up to 18 times wider than the current flow of climate financing. Furthermore, this gap disproportionately impacts the most vulnerable countries, posing drastic implications on their economic and sustainable development.

As the effects of climate change become increasingly urgent, it is imperative to increase the flow of adaptation financing to strategically address regional climate vulnerabilities and develop solutions which build resilience among communities. This event will explore how we can accelerate and advance action to transform our economic systems and put the new adaptation economy at the forefront of the international policy and finance agenda.

The conversation will feature President of DAI Tine Knott, Vice President of the Asian Development Bank Scott Morris and Executive Director of the Institute for Climate and Society (iCS) Maria Netto, and be led by Senior Director of the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center of the Atlantic Council Jorge Gastelumendi.

Information will be updated as additional speakers are confirmed.