The ocean is changing faster than ever. Investing in nature can help protect it
Climate change's impact on the ocean threatens the lives of billions of people and could result in massive future costs - but investing in nature can help.
Dr. Nathanial (Nate) Matthews is Chief Executive Officer at the Global Resilience Partnership, a global initiative that aims to help millions of vulnerable people in the Sahel, the Horn of Africa, and South and Southeast Asia better adapt to shocks and chronic stresses and invest in a more resilient future.
Nate is a multidisciplinary scientist who has written two books and dozens of peer-reviewed publications on a broad range of topics across resilience, risk, water, energy, agriculture, and natural resource management. He has managed more than 200 projects globally in more than 30 countries. Nate’s expertise has been recognized through contributions to various global networks, as a management committee member of the Food, Environment, Energy Water Network, a Lead Author in The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), and a member of the IUCN / WWF thought leaders’ group on Nexus and the EAT Forum. In addition, he is a Senior Visiting Fellow at King’s College London, Visiting Fellow with the University of East Anglia’s Water Security and International Development Centre, and Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society. He has a PhD in Geography (Water, Energy and Food) from King’s College London.
Climate change's impact on the ocean threatens the lives of billions of people and could result in massive future costs - but investing in nature can help.
The scale of economic, environmental, geopolitical, and social changes that the Anthropocene will bring to our doorstep has no precedent.
アジアは、大型台風のような自然災害の被害を最も受ける地域のひとつ。今後、世界で起こる災害による被害の40%が同地域に集中すると予測されています。災害には、瞬時に発生するサイクロンや地震と、干ばつや洪水など時間をかけて発生し、繰り返すものまで様々な形態があります。こうした災害は人命を奪い、人々の生活や教育、健康、経済の機会に連鎖的な悪影響を及ぼします。
Projects that empower local communities to take charge will boost disaster resilience across the region.