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- How will climate change
affect individual countries?

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Quantifying that impact is critical

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in a connected global
economy where, for example,

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trade accounts for more
than 50% of GDP worldwide.

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My name is Adam Costarino, and
this is my Impact in Sixty.

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Adaptation and resilience efforts

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have generally been considered unbankable,

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difficult to pinpoint potential ROI.

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And it can be hard for
the public sector to act

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based on what the future might look like.

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That's why BCG has been
working with governments

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to quantify the range of impact,

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building macroeconomic models

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for countries that are
particularly vulnerable

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to the effects of climate change.

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By comparing scenarios with
and without adaptation,

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we define the cost of inaction.

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And with these numbers in hand,

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policymakers can prioritize projects,

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enact policy, and secure funding

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for a future that will
benefit the global economy.

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And that's my Impact In Sixty.

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