Returns on Resilience: Investing in Adaptation to Drive Prosperity, Growth and Competitiveness

This report, co-published between Systemiq and twenty other organisations, can help you to understand the scale and scope of society-wide benefits from investing in climate and nature resilience. The report presents strong evidence that adaptation is not just a moral imperative, but rather a strategic investment in sustainable growth. It makes the case for investments in resilience, unpacks the resilience investment agenda, and identifies priority actions for economic and financial decision-makers. It also identifies fifteen high impact, cost-effective solutions that generate strong socioeconomic returns and are critical for enhancing resilience and delivering key development outcomes, including crop resilience, heat mitigation, water collection and storage, digital public infrastructure, and more.