Adaptation to climate change is a critical development challenge. For many developing countries it is a far more immediate priority than reducing their already-small greenhouse gas emissions. But the role of trade and trade policy in advancing adaptation is not as well explored or understood as trade and climate mitigation.   

This Trade + Sustainability Hub session organized by the International Institute for Sustainable Development will bring together a diverse group of experts, policymakers, and thought leaders to talk through the adaptation challenges that different regions and sectors face, and where trade and trade policy can help to meet them – as well as where it cannot, and other solutions are needed. The conversation will also examine these options in light of the unavoidable impact that climate will have on the way we trade and do business.

Participants in the conversation are encouraged to bring their ideas and concerns into the debate, tell us what they think and help to drive the conversation forward.