University of Connecticut Climate Resource Exchange

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

What Countries are Prepared for Climate Change?


The Global Adaptation Institute's Global Adaptation Index (GaIn) "summarizes a country's Vulnerability to climate change and other global challenges on the one hand and its Readiness to improve resilience on the other hand". How prepared is your country for climate change? According to the Global Adaptation Institute, if your country is one that is going to be profoundly affected by a changing climate, then odds are it is not prepared. According to this matrix, the countries who are most vulnerable are the least ready to adapt.


European countries are concentrated at the top of the rankings of the GaIn index in addition to Australia (#4), New Zealand (#5) and the United States (#8). The Global Adaptation Institute used a variety of literature to create this index. For more follow this link!