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Fighting Climate Change? Don't Ignore Poor Nations' Creativity

| November 12, 2014

Analysts are right to assess the level of national preparedness to climate change — but well-intentioned efforts to rank countries can inadvertently sow hopelessness among those considered to be ill-prepared.

A recent University of Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index (ND-GAI) ranks Norway, New Zealand, Sweden, Finland and Denmark as the world's best prepared nations. At the bottom of the adaptation index lie Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Eritrea, Burundi and lastly Chad....

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For Academic Citation: Juma, Calestous.“Fighting Climate Change? Don't Ignore Poor Nations' Creativity.” CNN, November 12, 2014.

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Calestous Juma

Calestous Juma

  • Former Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; Principal Investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa
  • Former Member of the Board, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
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