International Panel for Deltas, Coastal Areas, and Islands (IPDC)
Supporting climate action

Supporting climate action

The International Panel on Deltas and Coastal Areas (IPDC) is an initiative that supports deltas, coastal areas, and islands in their efforts to adapt to the impacts of climate change and to enhance the resilience of their ecosystems, livelihoods, and economic assets, amidst other social challenges.

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The latest from the IPDC

News, Events, and Stories

Read the lastet news, events, and stories from the IPDC.

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IPDC Online Session: The Coastal Hazard Wheel – a universal coastal adaptation framework events
IPDC Online Session: The Coastal...

An IPDC online session featuring the Coastal Hazard Wheel as a universal framework for coastal...

28 Jan
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Inter-Delta Knowledge Exchange events
Inter-Delta Knowledge Exchange

The session explored learnings from the real-world adaptation efforts in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna, Mekong, and Nile...

16 Jan
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Climate impact atlases for the Dutch Caribbean news
Climate impact atlases for the...

Climate change impacts are increasingly visible across the Caribbean. To support informed decision-making and concrete...

13 Jan
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Colombia: TRAINCOAST: a new training programme for coastal erosion management – TRAINCOAST news
Colombia: TRAINCOAST: a new training...

A new training programme, aimed at understanding and managing coastal erosion, has been launched in Colombia. The course,...

17 Dec
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Climate Atlases in the Dutch Caribbean: experiences and inspiration news
Climate Atlases in the Dutch...

What experiences and inspiration can be drawn from the Dutch Caribbean’s use of Climate Atlases?...

14 Nov
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About the IPDC

Water at the heart of climate action

Our mission is to bring water to the heart of climate adaptation action, and aims to be an effective international platform to act on improving lives, livelihoods and ecosystems in deltas, coastal areas, and islands by supporting the implementation of integrated clima te adaptation strategies and accelerating climate actions.

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Bridging the finance gap

Our objective is to bridge the gap between climate adaption implementation needs and financing. This empowers countries to scale up and accelerate climate adaptation actions and investment for climate resilient deltas and coasts by linking actionable knowledge and evidence-based solutions to finance for deltas, coastal areas, and small islands.

Demand-driven

The IPDC is demand-driven and results-orientated. Through evidence-based knowledge, we support the development of national and regional adaptation strategies to mobilise finance for implementation.

Objectives

  • The IPDC aims to be a leading network of countries, financial institutions and organizations involved in climate adaptation worldwide. We want to be ground-breaking in the way we exchange information, learn together, develop solutions and action plans, and make decisions
  • Our network ensures that the necessary knowledge to create delta solutions is available and actively shared on a range of issues, including adaptation measures, projects, and good practice.
  • We support our members in making choices, be it in projects or in adaptation strategies.
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IPDC Projects

IPDC strategies for better climate resilience

Bridging the gap between climate adaption implementation needs and financing, allowing the scaling-up and accelerating of climate adaptation actions and investment for climate resilient deltas and coasts by linking actionable knowledge and evidence-based solutions to finance for deltas, coastal areas, and small islands.

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Climate adaptation options database for the Dutch Caribbean 

This project delivered a comprehensive and publicly accessible database of climate adaptation options for the Dutch Caribbean. The database supports...

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Climate scenarios and digitisation for...

The Dutch Caribbean islands are vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Building resilience is key to tackling these challenges....

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Curaçao: KlimaKòrsou – the Climate...

Situated in the Caribbean, Curaçao is vulnerable to the effects of climate change, including sea-level rise and an increase in...

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Countries and financial institutions

Our members

Our members include both countries and financial institutions. So far, 16 countries have signed up to the IPDC; each country is at a different stage in dealing with climate adaptation challenges. The financial institutions that have signed up to the IPDC include the Asian Development Bank, the Green Climate Fund, and the Inter-American Development Bank.

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Products and Initiatives

Bridging the gap between climate adaption implementation needs and financing, allowing the scaling-up and accelerating of climate adaptation actions and investment for climate resilient deltas and coasts by linking actionable knowledge and evidence-based solutions to finance for deltas, coastal areas, and small islands.

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2025 Dutch Caribbean Updates

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Egypt Social Disruption and Migration...

Sea level rise (SLR) poses a substantial danger to Egypt’s North Coast and Delta, affecting...

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2024 IPDC Report

The first edition of the IPDC report was launched today during the 10th World Water...

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Integrating disaster risk reduction and...

Climate change and disaster risk reduction are two key focus areas, but how can they...

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Early warning systems and flood...

Flooding can have devastating effects on local communities. Flood Early Warning Systems (FEWS) and Flood Evacuation...

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