Standard Chartered, KPMG and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) have launched a roadmap aimed at aligning sector-wide efforts to address the finance shortfall in adaptation and resilience to climate change, particularly in emerging markets.

Research conducted by Standard Chartered, published in the Bank’s Adaptation Economy Report, found that for every $1 spent on adaptation this decade, an economic benefit of $12 could be generated – hig...