Business decisions taken today will impact both the ability to transition to net-zero and the ability to cope with the physical risks from climate change, writes Swenja Surminski, a lead author on the Third UK Climate Change Risk Assessment being launched today. Read more
In the context of climate change adaptation, there has been a recent research focus on the impact of flood insurance... Read more
This article in The Independent discusses a new report which says that new homes built in poorer neighbourhoods could face... Read more
This article in The Guardian reports on a study showing that flood risk, as a result of climate change, will... Read more
To address increasing disaster risk, an urgent shift is needed in disaster risk management (DRM), from post-event action towards forward-looking... Read more
Climate change is increasing the likelihood of heavy or intense rainfall in many parts of the UK, particularly in the winter months. This... Read more
The authors find that new homes built in economically deprived parts of England and Wales between 2008 and 2018 are more likely, compared with new housing in more affluent areas, to become exposed to high flood risk over their lifetime as a result of climate change. Read more
Climate change induced increases in flood-prone new homes built in England and Wales over the last decade could be 10... Read more
Swenja Surminski discusses the growing economic threat from floods and what countries can do about it in this video report.... Read more
Although current risk reduction attention is on COVID-19, climate change-related hazards such as flooding continue to have impacts around the world. This commentary evaluates new announcements on flood protection for England and reports on work by the Grantham Research Institute and partners on the Suffolk coast. Read more
