Najam in WEF on Climate Change
Adil Najam, Dean of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, said that investing in development before natural disasters is the best way to cope with the challenges of climate change.
Najam made his remarks in a report for the World Economic Forum titled “Outlook Global Agenda 2015.” Najam is a member of the Global Agenda Council on Climate Change.
Said Najam in his remarks:
The solution is to strengthen resilience before disaster strikes. That means investing in developments that work in the future, not just in the short-term. Costs can be high and speed of change can be slow, but long-term payoffs are impressive: for national economies, for business, and certainly for the poorest and most vulnerable populations who will suffer and pay if we fail to take these measures.
You can read the entire report here.