The Risk and Adaptation Department focuses on understanding, preventing and addressing interconnected risks and the adverse impacts of climate change in science and policy based on a variety of different, yet complementary work streams.
Our Risk & Adaptation divisions:
Climate & Migration - Environmental Migration: Interactions and Choices (EMIC)
Uniting science, policy and practice on human mobility in the context of climate and environmental change
Climate Finance & Insurance - The Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII)
Using climate finance and insurance measures to better prepare for natural hazards
Ecosystems for Sustainability - Environmental Vulnerability & Ecosystem Services (EVES)
Integrating the well-being of nature and people to develop science-based solutions for global challenges
Pathways to Resilience - Vulnerability Assessment, Risk Management & Adaptive Planning (VARMAP)
Providing actionable knowledge on systemic risks and pathways to climate-resilient futures
Risks in Mountains - Global Mountain Safeguard Research (GLOMOS)
Fostering development of sustainable and resilient mountain communities to reduce risk and enhance climate change adaptation
