1、Returns on Resilience:Investing in Adaptation to Drive Prosperity,Growth and CompetitivenessA collaborative report byIn partnership with2Returns on Resilience:Investing in Adaptation to Drive Prosperity,Growth and CompetitivenessResilience is about protecting people and their livelihoods in the face

2、 of storms,heatwaves,and floods.However,it is also an urgent economic imperative:building resilience is critical to ensure that hard-won development gains and economic growth are not washed away.This report demonstrates with compelling evidence that investing in climate adaptation delivers real retu

3、rns-strengthening communities,stabilising economies,and creating opportunities for societies and businesses.It is a call to action for world leaders to make resilience and adaptation the investment agenda of our time.Ban Ki-moonEighth Secretary-General of the United Nations and Co-chair of the Ban K

4、i-moon Centre for Global CitizensEveryone should have the opportunity to live a healthy,productive life,yet for too many,droughts,floods,and extreme heat are putting that goal further out of reach.This report reaffirms that investing in climate resilience-especially with proven interventions that pr

5、otect progress in health,agriculture and economic opportunity-is one of the smartest ways to future-proof development investments and help more people thrive.Mark SuzmanCEO,Gates FoundationFor emerging markets and developing economies,closing the financing gap for adaptation and resilience is not op

6、tionalits survival.These countries have already proved their toughness in the face of climate impacts,but growth without resilience is nothing more than a house of cards,collapsing under the weight of debt and repeated shocks.As this report makes clear,resilience is not charity,it is insurancean inv