Climate, Resilience, & Environment

Climate change is one of the greatest contemporary threats to equitable and sustainable development, with the potential to undermine decades of investment and progress towards the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. As a 'crisis multiplier', climate change is rapidly accelerating and intensifying pressures on food, water, and land resources. The most profound effects are felt by the poorest and most vulnerable communities, who have contributed the least to climate change and are amongst the least equipped to cope and adapt to the increasing frequency and intensity of climate impacts and related disasters. Urgent action is needed at all levels to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and implement impactful solutions that minimise future climate impacts. At the same time, countries and communities must be supported in their efforts to build resilience, advance climate change adaptation (CCA) actions, and strengthen disaster risk management (DRM). At NIRAS, we are dedicated to sustainable development, with adaptation and mitigation central to our mission and vision. Over the last 40 years, NIRAS has integrated a multi-disciplinary approach to tackling the interconnected challenges of climate change, environmental degradation, and poverty. Recognising the need for interdisciplinary technical solutions together with results-oriented project management, NIRAS offers a wide range of advisory services across sectors (see link below). Our committed staff comprises engineers, water resource management professionals, disaster/emergency planners, and specialists in adaptation, climate financing, livelihoods, forestry, gender, monitoring, evaluation, learning, agriculture, and value chains, among others. We work in partnership with a wide range of clients from multilateral and bilateral donors, to national governments, foundations and private-sector organisations. Our expertise ranges from advising governments on adaptation planning and climate financing at both international and national levels to managing the implementation of extensive technical assistance programmes that benefit hundreds of thousands of people. Through our efforts, we aim to enhance the livelihoods of the world’s poorest communities, develop evidence-based and impactful solutions to foster resilience, and promote nature-based solutions that benefit both people and the planet.