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“This is a groundbreaking scientific study," says Bill Hare, "most previous assessments of the impacts of sea level rise based on satellite data have likely systematically underestimated exposure to severe risks, as well as the rate at which these risks will increase in the future."

Pacific adaptation and loss and damage analyst Gabriel Mara told Die Zeit "if sea-level rise is faster than currently assumed, then losses will also occur faster than our planning and forecasting models predict," says Mara. The consequences of climate change could therefore be more severe for many countries in the Global South than they have anticipated – and than they have been able to prepare for.

As climate change continues to accelerate, its multifaceted impacts will affect societies across the globe in increasingly complex and uneven ways. New study provides a comprehensive assessment of how socioeconomic factors interact with climate vulnerability up to the year 2100.

Migration visas for Tuvalu citizens at risk of sea level rise "are the repercussion of our failure to meet the Paris Agreement's targets," Dr Rosanne Martyr told the BBC.

At the Re-Energise Caribbean: Clean Energy Catalyst Workshops on Friday 14th March – organised by Climate Analytics Caribbean – participants from across the region met to strategise solutions that can create a more enabling environment for transformative renewable energy innovations.

"The timelines for these disasters are getting shorter," Jattansingh said. "You have a cycle of rebuilding, reconstruction, long-term recovery and so on — all for another event to happen."

This guest post for Carbon Brief by the PROVIDE team examines what 1.5°C overshoot means for climate impacts and adaptation. It explains how our tool, the Climate risk dashboard, shows what overshoot really looks like for countries, regions and cities.

“Every degree of global warming is projected to cause an exponential increase in extreme daily rainfall,” Manjeet Dhakal told Mongabay. "Nepal must invest in early warning systems, climate-resilient infrastructure, and sustainable urban and rural planning."

"The need for loss and damage finance is here today, and costs will only rise without urgent climate action now," Rosanne Martyr told Phys.org. "In 2020, some Pacific Island nations including Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and Micronesia lost more than one percent of their GDP to rising seas."

Adaptation finance challenges and solutions shared by regional experts in Francophone Africa - lessons from Climate Analytics Africa's event series on climate finance.