The Hidden Opportunities in Climate Adaptation: | ADSW 2025

At Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2025, Dr. Parag Khanna, Founder and CEO of AlphaGeo, highlights the alarming $5 trillion annual climate investment gap and the dire consequences of insufficient adaptation, including mass migrations and economic losses. Khanna advocates a shift to capital expenditure strategies for adaptation investments, emphasizing their importance in preserving economic value. He introduces AlphaGeo’s platform, which uses geospatial data science to quantify resilience and map risk areas, helping stakeholders identify optimal investment locations. Khanna argues for positive incentives over punitive measures to encourage adaptation investments, citing the UAE as an example of a country successfully growing its economy through such investments. He also emphasizes the urgency of acting on climate adaptation and focusing on the opportunities it creates, expressing optimism that the global community can overcome the adaptation gap through innovative tools and a commitment to resilience.

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