Workshop: Adapting to Climate Change in South Asia and West Africa – November 2023

The negative effects of climate change, including excessive heat, flash flooding, sea level rise, and increasingly severe droughts, already impact South Asia and West Africa, and are projected to increase in severity and geographic range. To adapt to these threats, robust policies based on the best scientific evidence are urgently needed to protect the health, livelihoods, and environments of the people in these regions. Communities across the global south share common challenges and can learn from each other.

This workshop built on research being conducted by the faculty research clusters on climate adaptation in West Africa and South Asia, through funding from the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability at Harvard University, to discuss the shared threats that climate change poses in their respective geographies.

Read a round-up of the conference here.