While human civilization has been adapting to climate changes since the dawn of time, today’s climate challenge is different with its unprecedented speed and the threat to established complex socio-economic systems.
With climate stability no longer to be taken for granted, adaptation is now as important as mitigation. In today’s complex economy, approaches need to be more deliberate than ever before. While long-term changes will take time to bear fruit, we find ourselves in a decade where decisions will have major long-term consequences.
What does it take to develop a climate risk management mindset and how can we form technology and behavioral adaption levers?
Ongoing research by McKinsey Sustainability and McKinsey Global Institute delves into the shift that both the private and public sectors are required to make.
During a recent McKinsey Sustainability webinar, senior partner Hamid Samandari and partner Alexis Trittipo discuss what communities, companies, and countries need to consider in adapting to that change.
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