Since 2021, the President’s Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience (PREPARE) has been working to help more than half a billion people in developing countries adapt to and manage the impacts of climate change by 2030. The 2024 Snapshot Series highlights the ways PREPARE is delivering on this commitment.
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An Overview of Progress on PREPARE
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Co-Led by the State Department and USAID, PREPARE is implemented by 20 federal agencies and is increasing resilience, preserving hard-won development gains, safeguarding future sustainable development, and contributing to stability and economic growth.
The Economic Case for Adaptation
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Investments in climate-resilient infrastructure, climate-smart technologies, and innovative finance and risk reduction strategies will save U.S. taxpayers down the line in avoided humanitarian and disaster response costs. PREPARE focuses on interventions today that will save money tomorrow.
Adaptation Bolsters U.S. National Security at Home and Abroad
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PREPARE addresses the root causes of conflict and fragility. Actions taken to build resilience under PREPARE are complementary to efforts across the interagency that promote security and peacebuilding, especially in areas that are highly vulnerable to climate change impacts.
Financing Adaptation
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Learn how U.S. government departments and agencies are unlocking additional public and private resources through PREPARE that are critical for achieving the scale of financing needed to implement adaptation actions.
Climate Information Supports Resilience
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As the world faces worsening climate impacts, people and communities need weather and climate data, forecasts, analyses, and related services to enhance their resilience. Through PREPARE, the U.S. is strengthening climate information services and early warning systems in over 80 countries.
Effective Water Resource Management Enhances Climate Resilience
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PREPARE and the U.S. Global Water Strategy (GWS) work hand-in-hand towards a water-secure world that supports human health as well as economic and ecosystem needs in a changing climate.
Supporting the Most Vulnerable Communities to Prepare for Sea-Level Rise
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In line with PREPARE, the U.S. government’s approach to sea-level rise includes monitoring and modeling current and future sea-level rise, assessing and planning for impacts, and partnering to act in implementing those approaches for adapting to and managing those impacts.
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The President’s Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience
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Co-led by the U.S. Department of State and USAID, and bringing together 20 departments and agencies, the President’s Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience (PREPARE) is the cornerstone of the U.S. government’s approach to help more than half a billion people in developing countries adapt to and manage the impacts of climate change by 2030.
Climate Adaptation
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USAID strengthens the resilience of vulnerable populations to the impacts of climate change by partnering with countries to apply best practices, science, knowledge and tools.
Climate Change
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USAID plays a vital role in mitigating climate change and addressing its impacts by working with partner countries to implement ambitious emissions reduction measures, protect critical ecosystems, transition to renewable energy, build resilience against the impacts of climate change, and promote the flow of capital toward climate-positive investments.