The macroeconomic case for investing in climate adaptation - report launch
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2026年06月24日
This event marked the launch of the report, 'The macroeconomic case for investing in climate adaptation', that provides a ground-breaking synthesis of nearly 300 studies and more than 6,000 estimates of the economic and fiscal consequences of climate change and returns to adaptation investment. The report includes case studies from leading countries such as Brazil, UK, Rwanda, Nigeria, Bangladesh, and Kenya.
This online event was held on 11 June 20026 and was hosted by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at LSE in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development of Uganda.
Speakers included:
Nicholas Stern is IG Patel Chair of Economics and Government, Chairman of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, and the inaugural Chair of the Global School of Sustainability at LSE. Nick led the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change and previously served as head of the UK’s Government Economic Service, Second Permanent Secretary to Her Majesty’s Treasury, and Director of the UK Prime Minister’s Commission for Africa.
James Rising is a researcher at the School of Marine Science & Policy at the University of Delaware. Dr. Rising studies the economics of the environment with an emphasis on risks from climate change and interdisciplinary modelling for policy analysis.
Swenja Surminski is a Professor in Practice at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment. Swenja is a leading international expert on climate change, risk finance, adaptation and disaster resilience. Swenja also serves as Managing Director Climate and Sustainability at Marsh McLennan (MMC), the world’s leading professional services firm in the area of risk, people and strategy.
Sam Mugume Koojo is the Deputy to the Ugandan Co-chair of the Coalition for Finance Ministers for Climate Action and is an Associate Commissioner of the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development of Uganda. He holds a PhD in Philosophy from Makerere University.
Silvija Belajec is the Alternate Deputy to the Croatian Co-Chair of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action and Head of the Sustainable Finance Sector at the Croatian Ministry of Finance. She previously served in the same institution as Head of the EU Affairs and International Financial Relations Sector.
Christian Yoka (TBC) is the Minister of Finance, Budget and Public Portfolio of the Republic of Congo. Before joining the Ministry, Christian was the Director of Africa for the French Development Agency and held other managerial positions as Country Manager for Cameroon and the Central African Republic.
This online event was held on 11 June 20026 and was hosted by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at LSE in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development of Uganda.
Speakers included:
Nicholas Stern is IG Patel Chair of Economics and Government, Chairman of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, and the inaugural Chair of the Global School of Sustainability at LSE. Nick led the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change and previously served as head of the UK’s Government Economic Service, Second Permanent Secretary to Her Majesty’s Treasury, and Director of the UK Prime Minister’s Commission for Africa.
James Rising is a researcher at the School of Marine Science & Policy at the University of Delaware. Dr. Rising studies the economics of the environment with an emphasis on risks from climate change and interdisciplinary modelling for policy analysis.
Swenja Surminski is a Professor in Practice at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment. Swenja is a leading international expert on climate change, risk finance, adaptation and disaster resilience. Swenja also serves as Managing Director Climate and Sustainability at Marsh McLennan (MMC), the world’s leading professional services firm in the area of risk, people and strategy.
Sam Mugume Koojo is the Deputy to the Ugandan Co-chair of the Coalition for Finance Ministers for Climate Action and is an Associate Commissioner of the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development of Uganda. He holds a PhD in Philosophy from Makerere University.
Silvija Belajec is the Alternate Deputy to the Croatian Co-Chair of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action and Head of the Sustainable Finance Sector at the Croatian Ministry of Finance. She previously served in the same institution as Head of the EU Affairs and International Financial Relations Sector.
Christian Yoka (TBC) is the Minister of Finance, Budget and Public Portfolio of the Republic of Congo. Before joining the Ministry, Christian was the Director of Africa for the French Development Agency and held other managerial positions as Country Manager for Cameroon and the Central African Republic.
