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Changes to climate and extreme weather events cause complex problems, but we know how to solve them. While there is no single solution, we must innovate and scale, bringing together experts from multiple disciplines to develop appropriate responses.

We need to continue to adapt as we move forward, adopting new technologies and fresh approaches to continue to make progress. DAI is uniquely well placed for this challenge. Working globally, with expertise and networks spanning development, we can bring together the best minds to deliver appropriate solutions at local, national, and international scale.

Mexico: Toward a Gender-Sensitive Energy Transition

The recently concluded Mexico Clean Energy Programme (MCEP) was a collaboration between the U.K. Government and the Mexican energy sector to facilitate the latter’s transition to greener, more sustainable energy sources and practices.

Financing Sustainable Land Use—Three Models From Brazil

Spurred on by decarbonization commitments, governments and the private sector are looking for new ways of reducing emissions to achieve Net Zero targets.

Green Bonds and Good Governance

Egypt—one of the world’s hotspots for extreme climate vulnerability—is at increasing risk of sea-level rise, water scarcity, and extreme weather events, which could damage the country’s infrastructure, food security, human health, and ecosystems, threatening its macroeconomic stability and long-term competitiveness.

Green Africa: Development, Justice, and Resilience

The most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report was a stark reminder of the consequences of inaction on climate change. Global warming, it showed, is harming low-income countries the most.

South Africa’s Energy Transformation

The transition to clean energy requires massive investment from all quarters. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change made it clear that the world will never reach the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change without major contributions from advanced and emerging economies, which currently account for around 70 percent of global emissions.

The Crucial Role of Social Protection Systems in Building Resilience to Climate Risks

Already facing severe climate-related disruptions, Bangladesh is now enduring the additional economic and human development setback of the COVID-19 pandemic.

2030: The Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy Must be Swift—and Fair

The next 10 years are make-or-break for our climate. To limit the rise in global temperature to less than 2 degrees Celsius, we must achieve significant progress on emissions reductions by 2030.

DAI Commits to Science Based Targets Initiative to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

DAI has signed on to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), part of a company-wide effort to act against climate change.

How a Place-based Approach Built Climate Resilience in Indonesia

Indonesia knows climate and disaster risk: a vast archipelago of more than 18,000 islands and 230 million people, the country faces earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, drought, and rising sea level.

The Key to Sustainable Local Climate Change Adaptation in the Mekong Basin

For more than two decades, climate change policy makers have focused on mitigating global warming by reducing carbon emissions and protecting and expanding natural ecosystems as carbon sinks.

We work with governments, communities, and the private sector to develop programs and strategies that will improve resilience to severe weather impacts and provide sustainable pathways to inclusive economic development. In doing so, we ensure that essential natural resources—freshwater, forests, soil—are managed to protect biodiversity while sustaining the livelihoods that depend on them.

Our teams support the delivery of a range of interventions, including:

  • Developing mitigation and adaptation plans of action
  • Undertaking assessments to improve the management of forests, water, and coastal resources
  • Working with companies and financial institutions to reduce risks to investments and supply chains
  • Delivering innovative financial mechanisms that allow the flow of international climate finance to smallholders and SMEs
  • Supporting the development of fiscal policies that help governments fund the transition to low-carbon economies
  • Embedding climate resilience strategies within critical sectors, including agriculture, health, infrastructure, and governance
  • Supporting access to sustainable energy and improving energy efficiency.