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Private-sector adaptation to climate risk

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A small but growing number of companies are addressing climate risks; however, a range of barriers limit wider private-sector adaptation efforts, particularly in developing countries.

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I would like to acknowledge the financial support of the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, as well as the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy, which is funded by the UK's Economic and Social Research Council and by Munich Re.

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  1. Swenja Surminski is at the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP), London School of Economics and Political Science, Tower 3, Clements Inn Passage, London WC2A 2AZ, UK,

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Surminski, S. Private-sector adaptation to climate risk. Nature Clim Change 3, 943–945 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2040

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