This report looks at climate change and conflict issues through the lens of sensible risk-management to draw new conclusions about the challenge faced in Australia. These climate change risks are either not understood or wilfully ignored across the public and private sectors, with very few exceptions, and include climate-driven humanitarian crises, forced migration, political instability and conflict. The Australian government must ensure Australian Defence Force and emergency services preparedness, mission and operational resilience, and capacity for humanitarian aid and disaster relief, across the full range of projected climate change scenarios. Continue reading “Disaster alley: Climate change, conflict and risk”
ExxonMobil Investors Demand Extra Reporting on Climate Change Impact
Source: Iulia Gheorghiu, Morning Consult, Exxon Mobil Corp. shareholders passed a landmark resolution on Wednesday that requires the company to more rigorously assess the impact of global climate change policies on its business starting from next year.
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Brexit funding gap a threat to growth and productivity
Doubling of coastal flooding frequency within decades due to sea-level rise
Sea level rise will double coastal flood risk worldwide, according to research, published in the Scientific Reports journal. Continue reading “Doubling of coastal flooding frequency within decades due to sea-level rise”
UK Institute and Faculty of Actuaries warns on climate change financial risks
The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has today (12 May) issued a Risk Alert to raise awareness around the financial risks posed by climate change. We are asking all actuaries, whichever field they are working in, to consider how the implications of climate change affect their work, actions and decision making.
WMO Executive Council addresses challenges from weather, climate and water
The World Meteorological Organization’s Executive Council holds its annual session from 10 to 17 May, with a focus on strengthening weather and climate services to protect lives, property and the economy from increasingly extreme and unusual weather. Continue reading “WMO Executive Council addresses challenges from weather, climate and water”
Researchers Develop Membranes That Remove Viruses from Drinking Water
Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) have developed novel ultrafiltration membranes that improve the virus-removal process from treated municipal wastewater used for drinking in water-scarce cities. Continue reading “Researchers Develop Membranes That Remove Viruses from Drinking Water”
Dutch Scientists Say 50% More People at Risk of Coastal Flooding by 2080
Increased sea-level rise and land subsidence in the future mean that 50% more people will be exposed to coastal flooding by 2080, according to a study by scientists in the Netherlands. Continue reading “Dutch Scientists Say 50% More People at Risk of Coastal Flooding by 2080”
Cyclone Debbie likely to cost Queensland $1.5 billion
According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Queensland’s upcoming budget is expected to take a $1.5 billion hit from Cyclone Debbie, Treasurer Curtis Pitt says, despite the overall damage bill to private and public infrastructure predicted to reach $2 billion. Continue reading “Cyclone Debbie likely to cost Queensland $1.5 billion”
UK: Climate change threat to gardening
New report from the Royal Horticultural Society highlights the challenges and opportunities of gardening in a changing climate
The quintessentially British lush, green lawn could become a thing of the past; gardeners in the north could enjoy a longer growing season and plant pests and diseases not yet established in some areas of the country could become commonplace; these are some of the findings of a new report from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and leading academics into the impact of climate change on gardening. Continue reading “UK: Climate change threat to gardening”