Over breakfast, I began to read 'Sink or Swim' - the excellent new book by @susannahfisher.bsky.social. I only read the prologue but I'm so excited. It's unpicking lots of the challenging questions that are at the heart of transformational adaptation, and the tradeoffs with incremental approaches.

Vivian Depoues from @i4ce.bsky.social showcasing how collaborative work with the French Government where they set a warming trajectory (4 degrees) has been helpful to stimulate discussion on the costs of adaptation #ECCA2025

Paul outlining some of the work costing the UK's adaptation plan, as well as some of the learning. Existing costs are around 1% of public budgets. They show how we will have high costs to deal with existing stock, and that we will have to innovate to get better cost data.

'We need willingness to overcome short term thinking & planning... and go beyond low regret outcomes' Thomas Koetz of #Pathways2Resilience says as he lists gaps that need to be bridged on #ECCA2025 Day 2

Day 2 of #ECCA2025 - Philippe Tulkins outlines the work of the Adaptation Mission and it's contribution to both sustainability and European competitiveness.

1st of 3 #ECCA2025 panels discusses how to transition from theoretical understanding to concrete action - investment opportunities & funding are pivotal - 'Build better before instead of only build back better' - Yassine Saidoun of Zurich Resilience Solutions.
#ClimateFinance #Insurance

I need to get back to posting on here - I miss Bluesky! So here's a lovely piece from UNEP on picture based insurance to help reduce costs and increase coverage, which Sumalee Khosla at @unep.org has been helping on. unepccc.org/innovative-p...

The awesome @nicolaranger.bsky.social has joined BlueSky! Follow her for all the best news and thinking for #naturefinance and #adaptationfinance. 😊

Very short sighted decision from the UK Government when we have a recruitment crisis and are living in the shadow of a war.

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Just so awful. We need to be much clearer about what it actually means, with examples. See for example:

climatereadyclyde.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Nothing like refreshing your Household Emergency Plan on a Saturday morning. If you don't have one, it's well worth it - template available here: prepare.campaign.gov.uk/wp-content/u...

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Interesting news from Europe on public support for adaptation.

📝 The new EIB climate survey shows that:

➡️ 94% of citizens support adaptation measures,
➡️ 50% consider adaptation a priority for their country in the years ahead
➡️ 86% recognise its potential to boost the economy and create jobs.

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Couldn't sleep properly, so went for a 5am moonlit walk with the dog. It was fabulous! So dark and crisp. When we got back, she went back to bed. Me on the other hand ended up having to crack on with the day. #zzzzzz

Getting the birdfeeders topped up ready for winter. Doing our bit to keep the birds happy. I've already seen a blue tit having a much but I wasn't quick enough for a snap! #nature #birds

Finally getting my head around BlueSky. Need to find some ppl to follow though.