A global adaptation index

PR Newswire: During its first Annual Meeting this week in Washington, D.C., the Global Adaptation Institute announced that it is moving into a new phase in the development of the Global Adaptation Index™ (GaIn™). Adaptation experts, governmental dignitaries, and think tanks gathered to evaluate and make recommendations on world progress on Adaptation to climate change and other global forces.

GaIn™ is a metric which measures two main concepts: 1. the vulnerability of a country to the effects of climate change and other global forces and 2. the readiness of a country to successfully implement Adaptation solutions. "We are guided by the maxim - That which cannot be measured cannot be improved," said Dr. Ian Noble, the Chief Scientist of the Institute. GaIn™ will include indicators designed to accelerate private sector investment in Adaptation initiatives and encourage governments and civil society to ramp up their efforts on this issue. This development phase will include consultation with scientists, investors, policymakers, and representatives of NGOs and think tanks.

Preservation of agriculture, water and coastal protection are more present than ever in the budgets of countries and in the board room discussions of large corporations. Smaller enterprises as well as civil society organizations are also learning to cope with the effects of climate change and accelerated changes to the environment.

"Ultimately, it is about vulnerable people in society; those that for several reasons cannot yet take destiny into their own hands," said former Managing Director of the World Bank and Founding CEO of the Global Adaptation Institute, Dr. Juan Jose Daboub.

…The Global Adaptation Institute will also use GaIn™ to identify, fund, and rapidly implement high-impacting Adaptation projects, the results of which, will help refine and update GaIn™ for years to come….