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November 20, 2020

Equitable Retreat: The Need for Fairness in Relocating Coastal Communities

Katherine Bagley

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Adaptation, Climate Change, Community, Decision-making, Governments, Sea-level Rise

As seas rise and coastal storms intensify, policymakers and low-lying cities around the globe are increasingly wrestling with the reality of needing to relocate entire communities to higher, safer ground. Scientists estimate that up to 340 million people in coastal areas could be displaced by 2050, and 630 million by 2100, in locations from the United States to Nigeria to the Philippines.

November 4, 2020

How businesses can build resilience to climate impacts and protect the vulnerable throughout value chains

Samantha Harris and Léa Farnier

MIT Sloan Management Review

Climate Change, Community, Economic Impacts, Equity, Future, Impacts, Resilience, Scenarios, Value-chains

Companies have a key role to play in building societal resilience to crises, including the current pandemic and climate impacts, across their value chains. Some priority actions businesses can take to build resilience include conducting supply chain risk assessments; understanding future scenarios; and understanding how the people in business and vital communities are affected.

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Equitable Retreat: The Need for Fairness in Relocating Coastal Communities

How businesses can build resilience to climate impacts and protect the vulnerable throughout value chains

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