Private Sector Initiative - Knowledge Resources

Forward planning can help to manage risks, avoid unexpected costs and make the most of emerging opportunities.

This page contains a number of tools and publications, including a calendar of events, with information on how to assess climate change impacts and vulnerabilities, and take adaptive measures.

Events

Date	Event	Venue	Organizer
10 - 12 March 2012	Business Coaching: "Adaptation to Climate Change"	Bonn	GIZ
20 - 25 April 2012	Webcast on adaptation and the private sector	Virtual	UNFCCC

Tools and publications

Type	Title	Organization
Fact sheet	Adaptation Private Sector Initiative	UNFCCC
Database	Online database featuring good practices and profitable climate change adaptation activities undertaken by private companies	UNFCCC
Funding	Funding for business ideas in adaptation to climate change technologies	Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund
Training	Business coaching "adaptation to climate change"	German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ)
Partnership	Partnership for resilience and environmental preparedness	Oxfam America
Publication	Private sector engagement in adaptation to climate change	OECD
Publication	Adapting for a green economy: Companies, communities and climate change	UN Global Compact
Briefing paper	The adaptation marketplace - climate change and opportunities for green economic growth	Oxfam America
Report	Opportunities for private sector engagement in urban climate change resilience building	Intellecap
Report	Adaptation of railway infrastructure to climate change (ARISCC)	International Union of Railways
Publication	Business leadership on climate change adaptation: Encouraging engagement and action	PWC UK
Publication	Adapting to climate change: A business approach	Pew Center on Global Climate Change
Publication	Making climate your business. Private sector adaptation in southeast Asia	World Resources Institute / CSR Asia
Tool	Corporate ecosystem services review	World Resources Institute
Publication	Making climate companies business	World Resources Institute
Tool	Adapting to climate change: A guide for the food, beverage, and agriculture industry	Business for Social Responsibility
Tool	Adapting to climate change: A guide for the consumer products industry	Business for Social Responsibility
Tool	Adapting to climate change: A guide for the energy and utility industry	Business for Social Responsibility
Tool	Adapting to climate change: A guide for the financial services industry	Business for Social Responsibility
Tool	Adapting to climate change: A guide for the ICT industry	Business for Social Responsibility
Tool	Adapting to climate change: A guide for the mining industry	Business for Social Responsibility
Tool	Adapting to climate change: A guide for the transportation industry	Business for Social Responsibility
Publication	How businesses can plan for the unpredictability of climate change	Business for Social Responsibility
Publication	Key Issues on Adaptation for Business	International Chamber of Commerce
Publication	A Systematic Review of the Literature on Business Adaptation to Climate Change	Network for Business Sustainability
Publication	Adapting to the extreme weather impacts of climate change how can the insurance industry help?	Climate Wise
Publication	Whatever the weather. Managing the risks from a changing climate	Confederation of British Industry
Tool	UKCIP Adaptation Wizard	United Kingdom Climate Impacts Programme
Publication	Shaping climate-resilient development. A framework for decision-making	Economics of Climate Adaptation Working Group
Publication	Climate change and tourism policy in OECD countries	OECD
Publication	Adaptation and vulnerability to climate change: The role of the finance sector	UNEP - Finance Initiative
Publication	Assessing the role of microfinance in fostering adaptation to climate change	OECD
Publication	A fresh look at the green economy: Jobs that build resilience to climate change	Oxfam America