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Jean-Christophe Amado is a specialist Risk Manager at Acclimatise. Acclimatise is a global
leader in climate change risk assessment and management. Our team works closely with
multilateral development banks, governments and corporate organizations to assess climate
change vulnerability and risk, and provide advice on adaptation measures at the strategic,
operational and project levels. We have developed and successfully communicated solutions
to deal with current and future climate change impacts to a wide array of stakeholders.
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In this study, Acclimatise (UK) worked with WorleyParsons (UK), University of Oxford
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