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Database of case studies
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Title of business
case
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Name of company
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Business sector
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Main adaptation area relevant to
case study
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Countries relevant to case study
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 Enabling access to weather
and climate services in Africa (147 kB)
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Ericsson
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Telecommunications
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Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
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Uganda
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Providing farming training and assistance (218 kB)
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Nestlé
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Food and Beverages
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Education and training;
Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries;
Water resources
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China; Côte d’Ivoire;
Ecuador; France; Indonesia; Mexico; Philippines; Thailand
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Mainstreaming adaptation into projects: the Climate Safeguards System prototype (111 kB)
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Global Climate Adaptation Partnership (GCAP)
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Consulting and Environmental Services
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Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
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Tunisia
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Rainwater harvesting and
storage technology (bob) (134 kB)
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EnterpriseWorks/VITA (EWV) a Division of Relief International
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Consulting and Environmental Services
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Business;
Human health;
Water resources
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Uganda
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The SimCLIM modelling
system for climate impact and adaptation assessment (1845 kB)
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CLIMsystems Ltd
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Information Technology Services
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Transport, infrastructure and human settlements;
Water resources
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United States of America
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Natural disaster insurance
protecting Haiti’s micro-entrepreneurs (421 kB)
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Fonkoze (Fondasyon Kole Zepol)
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Financial Services
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Business;
Education and training;
Transport, infrastructure and human settlements
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Haiti
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Going beyond offsetting to
invest in adaptation (174 kB)
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
LLP;
UNICEF UK
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Legal Services
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Human health;
Water resources
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Mozambique
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Desalination: Kurnell
Project (212 kB)
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Veolia Water
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Energy and Utilities
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Water resources
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Australia
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The effects of climate
change on highway network policies and standards (122 kB)
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URS Corporation
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Construction and Engineering
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Transport, infrastructure and human settlements
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United Kingdom
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Adaptation of Railways to
Climate Change (ARISCC) (120 kB)
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International Union of Railways (UIC)
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Transport and Logistics
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Transport, infrastructure and human settlements
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France
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Taking care of water: Adapting business operations (141 kB)
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Thames Water
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Energy and Utilities
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Water resources
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United Kingdom
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Weather Index Insurance
for drought risk in Thailand (281 kB)
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Sompo Japan Insurance, Inc.
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Financial Sector
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Transport, infrastructure and human settlements;
Water resources
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Thailand
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Mountains of change
(163 kB)
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Rifugio Dorigoni
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Tourism and Recreation
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Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries;
Tourism
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Italy
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Wave Energy Converter
(121 kB)
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Nova Oceanic Energy Systems Inc.
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Energy and Utilities
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Oceans and coastal areas
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Dominican Republic; other Caribbean States
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Tomorrow’s railway and climate change adaptation (161 kB)
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Network Rail Infrastructure Limited
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Transport and Logistics
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Transport, infrastructure and human settlements
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United Kingdom
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Research4Life and Eye On
Earth (183 kB)
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Microsoft Corporation
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Information Technology Services
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Education and training;
Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
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All
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Climate Change and
Environmental Risk Atlas (359 kB)
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Maplecroft
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Information Technology Services;
Consulting and Environmental Services
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Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
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All
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Investing in adaptation as
part of corporate carbon management strategy (200 kB)
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CB Richard Ellis (CBRE);
UNICEF UK
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Real Estate Services
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Education and training;
Human health
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Madagascar
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Adaptation for
Smallholders to Climate Change (AdapCC) (337 kB)
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Cafédirect;
GIZ
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Food and Beverages
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Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
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Peru
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New technologies for climate change adaptation (149 kB)
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BASF
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Chemicals
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Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
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Brazil
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Adaptation and the legal
sector (144 kB)
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Ecofys
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Consulting and Environmental Services
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Education and training
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Netherlands
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Hurricane guarantees and waivers (133 kB)
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Apple Vacations;
Club Med;
Sandals;
SuperClubs;
TNT Vacations
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Tourism and Recreation
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Tourism
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Caribbean; Central America
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Renewable energy building
resilience of island communities (121 kB)
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Ankur Scientific Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
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Energy and Utilities;
Science and Technology
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Transport, infrastructure and human settlements;
Renewable energy systems
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India
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eMalahleni: Water for
adaptation (156 kB)
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Anglo American
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Mining and Metals
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Water resources
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South Africa
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Guaranteeing security of
supplies (137 kB)
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Anglian Water
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Water Management
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Water resources
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United Kingdom
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Insuring against climate impacts and rewarding sustainable business practices (137 kB)
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Allianz
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Financial Services
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Business
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Brazil;
Egypt; India;
Indonesia;
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Microinsurance reducing
farmers’ exposure to weather risk (149 kB)
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BASIX and ICICI Lombard
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Financial Services
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Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
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India
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Developing stress-tolerant plants (115 kB)
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Bayer
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Chemicals
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Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
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All
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Fighting malaria with
communities and governments (134 kB)
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BHP Billiton
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Mining and Metals
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Human health
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Mozambique
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Planetary Skin (126
kB)
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Cisco Systems
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Information Technology Services
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Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
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United States of America
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Adaptation program to
support ecosystem services (145 kB)
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EEAB (Bogotá Water and Sewage Company)
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Water Management
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Water resources
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Colombia
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Adapting road
infrastructure to climate change (124 kB)
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Egis
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Construction and Engineering
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Transport, infrastructure and human settlements
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France
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Hurricane Katrina: A climate wakeup call (125 kB)
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Entergy Corporation
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Energy and Utilities
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Transport, infrastructure and human settlements
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United States of America
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Technologies that build climate resilience (122 kB)
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General Electric
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Water Management
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Water resources
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Algeria; China;
India
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Ensuring reliability and
continuity of energy supply (128 kB)
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Eskom
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Energy and Utilities
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Transport, infrastructure and human settlements
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South Africa
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Coffee
Under Pressure: Climate Change and Adaptation in Mesoamerica (CUP) (149 kB)
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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
(GMCR);
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT); Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
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Food and Beverages; Agriculture
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Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
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El Salvador; Guatemala; Mexico; Nicaragua
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Climate
controlled greenhouses (165 kB)
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Greenfield Hydroponics Systems, Inc.
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Agriculture
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Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
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India
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New variety of
blackcurrants to survive mild winters (152 kB)
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GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) (Ribena) and Scottish Crop Research Institute
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Agriculture;
Food and Beverages
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Food security, agriculture, forestry and
fisheries;
Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
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United Kingdom
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Provision of solar energy
builds resilience of rural population (347 kB)
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HiNation AB
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Energy and Utilities
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Renewable energy systems
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Multiple
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Preventive weather
forecasting for West African farmers to increase agricultural yield (336 kB)
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Ignitia AB, Ignitia Ghana Ltd
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Science and Technology
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Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
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Ghana
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Building community
adaptive capacity (157 kB)
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Himal Power Limited
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Energy and Utilities
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Transport, infrastructure and human settlements
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Nepal
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Water Wars (135 kB)
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Intel
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Information Technology Services
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Water resources
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All
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Relocation to improve snow
pack and lengthen ski season (181 kB)
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Intrawest
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Tourism and Recreation
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Tourism
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Canada
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Adaptation to climate
change impacts through diversification of farming systems (152 kB)
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ITC Limited
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Agriculture
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Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
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India
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Water conservation through
precision irrigation, a growing business (131 kB)
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John Deere
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Agriculture
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Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
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Israel;
United States of America; Zambia
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Levi’s®
Water (151 kB)
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Levi Strauss & Co.
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Retail
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Water resources
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United States of America
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Unraveling the cocoa
genome (154 kB)
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Mars;
IBM;
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Food and Beverages; Science and Technology
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Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
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Multiple
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Learning about the
economics of adaptation (120 kB)
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McKinsey & Company
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Consulting and Environmental Services
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Business;
Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
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United States of America
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Adapting to climate change
through changing growing patterns and spreading risks (122 kB)
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Meinert Enterprises
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Agriculture
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Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
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Canada
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The 100K Home (387 kB)
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Mario Cucinella Architects
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Construction and Engineering
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Transport, infrastructure and human settlements
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All
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InfraWeather (309 kB)
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ÖBB
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Transport and Logistics
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Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning;
Transport, infrastructure and human settlements
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Austria
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Replenishing water
(187 kB)
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PepsiCo India
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Food and Beverages
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Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries;
Water resources
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India
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Building alliances around
climate insurance (183 kB)
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Munich Re
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Financial Services
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Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
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All
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Expertise reduces climate
change risks for most vulnerable (139 kB)
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Rabobank
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Financial Services
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Education and training
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Cambodia; India; Indonesia; Laos; Philippines; Vietnam
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Disaster preparedness,
local capacity building, and planning (145 kB)
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Riverside Technology
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Consulting and Environmental Services
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Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning;
Education and training
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Bangladesh; Brazil; Ethiopia; Morocco; Romania; Sudan
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Reappraising
“normal” - Designing to weather, climate, and climate change (135 kB)
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Rio Tinto
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Mining and Metals
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Water resources;
Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
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Australia
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Climate resilient
reconstruction (124 kB)
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Royal Engineers and Consultants
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Construction and Engineering
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Oceans and coastal areas;
Transport, infrastructure and human settlements
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United States of America
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Integrating adaptation into core business practices (115 kB)
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SEKEM Holdings Group
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Food and Beverages; Consumer Packaged Goods
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Transport, infrastructure and human settlements
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Egypt
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Working
collectively to address the whisky industry’s long-term risks (148 kB)
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Scotch Whisky Association (SWA); Scotch Whisky Research Institute (SWRI)
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Food and Beverages
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Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries;
Water resources
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United Kingdom
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SkyHydrant Water
Purification Technology (146 kB)
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Siemens
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Science and Technology
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Water resources
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Multiple
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Horn of Africa Risk
Transfer for Adaptation (HARITA) (162 kB)
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Swiss
Re;
Oxfam America
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Financial Services
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Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries;
Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
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Ethiopia
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Ensuring future supply of
high-quality coffee (149 kB)
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Starbucks Coffee Company; Conservation International
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Food and Beverages
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Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries;
Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
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Mexico
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Weather resilient
boats (121 kB)
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Tartari; Friendship
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Agriculture (fisheries)
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Oceans and coastal areas;
Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
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Bangladesh
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An ounce
of prevention - Linking the interests of homeowners, business, and insurance providers (130
kB)
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The Travelers Companies, Inc.
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Financial Services
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Oceans and coastal areas;
Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
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United States of America
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New insurance products and climate risk (128 kB)
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HSBC
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Financial Services
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Business;
Transport, infrastructure and human settlements
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Brazil; United Kingdom
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More resilient fibers to replace cotton (126 kB)
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Naturally Advanced Technologies (NAT)
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Science and Technology
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Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
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Canada
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Meeting energy needs for climate-resilient development (172 kB)
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Sunlabob
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Energy and Utilities
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Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
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Lao People's Democratic Republic
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"Bringing Water to Life" (140 kB)
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Suntory Limited
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Food and Beverages
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Education and training; Terrestrial
ecosystems; Water
resources
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Japan
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Taking the uncertainty out of climate and weather for stakeholders (170 kB)
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The Climate Corporation
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Financial Services
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Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
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United States of America
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mKRISHI: Empowering rural farmers (163 kB)
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Tata International Limited (Tata Consultancy Services)
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Telecommunications
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Education and
training; Food
security, agriculture, forestry and
fisheries;
Science, assessment, monitoring and early
warning;
Water resources
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India
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Investing in
adaptation (154 kB)
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Calvert Investments, Inc.
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Financial Services
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Business;
Food security, agriculture, forestry and
fisheries;
Water resources
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United States of America
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Sustainable and climate
resilient housing (152 kB)
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CEMEX
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Construction and Engineering
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Transport, infrastructure and human settlements
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Multiple
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Information-based mobile applications for adaptation (148 kB)
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China Mobile Communications
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Telecommunications
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Education and
training;
Food security, agriculture, forestry and
fisheries;
Terrestrial
ecosystems; Water
resources
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China
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Climate
Change Adaptation Project (CCAP) (155 kB)
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Intact Financial Corporation; University of Waterloo
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Financial Services
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Food security, agriculture, forestry and
fisheries;
Science, assessment, monitoring and early
warning;
Terrestrial
ecosystems;
Transport, infrastructure and human
settlements;
Water resources
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Canada
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Adapting
to climate change by growing medicinal and aromatic plants (213 kB)
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Fasiam Agro
Farms;
Jammu & Kashmir Medicinal & Aromatic Plants (MAP) Growers' Cooperative
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Agriculture
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Business;
Education and
training;
Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
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India
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Masdar City (164 kB)
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WSP Group; Foster + Partners
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Construction and Engineering
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Transport, infrastructure and human settlements;
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United Arab Emirates
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Building reputations,
securing resources: Teaming up for water conservation (160 kB)
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The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC); The World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
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Food and Beverages
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Education and training;
Science, assessment, monitoring and early
warning;
Terrestrial
ecosystem;
Water resources
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Thailand; Vietnam
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Adapting to Climate Changes for Potato Production in The Andes (423 kB)
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PepsiCo South America, Caribbean and Central America Foods
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Food and Beverages
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Water resources
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Multiple
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Product solutions for a future of more constrained resources (168 kB)
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Unilever
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Consumer Packaged Goods
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Water resources
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Multiple
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Aware for Investments™ - Climate Risk Screening Tool (233 kB)
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Acclimatise
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Information Technology Services; Consulting and Environmental Services
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Business
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All
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Climate change adaptation strategy for Kayonza Growers Tea Factory (168 kB)
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CaféDirect
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Food and Beverages
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Food, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
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Uganda
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Help crops adapt to changing climates (88 kB)
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BASF
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Chemicals
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Capacity building, education and training; Food, agriculture, forestry and fisheries; Science,
asseessment, monitoring and early warning
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All
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Provide seed treatment for more efficient resource use (89 kB)
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Bayer
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Chemicals
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Capacity building, education and training; Food, agriculture, forestry and fisheries; Science,
assessment, monitoring and early warning; Water resources
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All
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Creating business value through ecological stormwater management (89 kB)
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Cook Composites and Polymers Co. (CCP)
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Composites Resins
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Capacity building, education and training; Science, assessment, monitoring and early
warning; Water resources
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United States of America
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Utilizing household wastewater in the large-scale (118 kB)
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Dow
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Chemicals
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Water resources
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The Netherlands
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Adapt to local climate conditions and reduce impacts (89 kB)
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Unilever
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Consumer Packaged Goods
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Capacity building, education and training; Food, agriculture, forestry and fisheries;
Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning; Water resources
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Kenya and Tanzania
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Boosting crop yield for every drop of water (120 kB)
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Syngenta
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Agriculture
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Capacity building, education and training; Finance and insurance; Food, agriculture,
forestry and fisheries; Technology and Information &Communications Technology
(ICT); Water resources
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Multiple
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The Latin American Water Funds Partnership (235 kB)
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Femsa Foundation
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Food and Beverages
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Capacity building, education and training; Finance and insurance; Science, assessment,
monitoring and early warning; Water resources
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Multiple
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