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The 2015/2016 El Niño was one of the three most severe on record. El Niño is commonly linked to droughts... Read more

In this paper, we use an inductive approach and longitudinal analysis to explore political influences on the emergence and evolution... Read more

Using the cases of Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia, this paper investigates the extent of coherence in national policies across the water and agriculture sectors and to climate change adaptation goals outlined in national development plans. Read more

The El Niño event in 2015/2016 was one of the strongest since at least 1950. Through surveys and interviews with... Read more

A new Grantham Research Institute project is exploring the impact of El Niño and La Niña events on small-and medium-sized enterprises in Africa. Read more

Since 2016, the Grantham Research Institute has been investigating the impacts of the 2015/16 El Niño event on parts of eastern and southern Africa. Read more

Declan Conway joined the Grantham Research Institute as a Professorial Research Fellow on the 28th October 2013. Background Declan’s research cuts... Read more

Government ministries are increasingly mainstreaming climate change adaptation within policies and plans. However, government staff in key implementing ministries need... Read more

The major disruption to urban water and hydroelectricity supplies caused by the conditions accompanying the 2015/16 El Niño in Southern Africa show that governments and businesses need to be more prepared for climatic extremes, argue the authors of this commentary. Read more