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Patrick worked at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment from February 2016 until December 2019. Background... Read more

Hydropower dams planned for eastern and southern Africa could put electricity supply at risk for vast regions because they rely on the same rainfall patterns for electricity generation, warns new research led by Professor Declan Conway from the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment. Read more

New research published in Nature Energy this month finds that plans for new dams could put electricity generation and supply at risk and highlights the importance of considering rainfall patterns when planning the location of new hydropower dams in Africa Read more

Declan Conway and Patrick Curran use recent findings from research into different risk assessment approaches and adaptation planning in climate change ‘hotspots’ in Africa and Asia to show the value of hybrid methods for creating more sustainable adaptation strategies. Read more