Policy publication by Swenja Surminski on 24 Mar 2016
This is a submission by the ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy and the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of … read more »
Research article by Swenja Surminski on 24 Mar 2016
Insurance is gaining importance in and beyond the climate negotiations and offers many opportunities to improve climate risk management in developing countries. However, some caution is needed, if current momentum … read more »
Working paper by Muriel Bonjean Stanton, Suraje Dessai, Jouni Paavola on 14 Mar 2016
Understanding the impacts of climate variability and change (CV&C) on electricity systems is paramount for operators preparing for weather-related disruptions, policymakers deciding on future directions of energy policies and European decision makers shaping research programs. This study conducted a systematic literature review to collate consistent patterns of impacts of CV&C on electricity systems in Europe. […]
Policy publication by Swenja Surminski on 10 Mar 2016
Submission to the call for ‘best practices, challenges and lessons learned from existing financial instruments at all levels that address the risk of loss and damage associated with the adverse … read more »
Research article by Christian Siderius on 2 Mar 2016
Christian Siderius, Hester Biemans, Paul E. V. van Walsum, Ekko C. van Ierland, Pavel Kabat and Petra J. G. J. Hellegers. In: PLOS, 2016
Book by Swenja Surminski on 1 Mar 2016
This book develops a new business case for investment based on the multiple dividends of resilience. This looks beyond only avoided losses (the first dividend) to the wider benefits gained independently of whether or not the disaster event occurs. These include unleashing entrepreneurial activities and productive investments by lowering the looming threat of losses from […]
Working paper by Monica Di Gregorio, Leandra Fatorelli, Emilia Pramova, Peter May, Bruno Locatelli, Maria Brockhaus on 24 Feb 2016
This paper investigates climate policy integration and coherence in land use policies in Brazil. Unlike other policy analyses a key aim is to assess ‘internal policy coherence’ in the climate change domain, or the extent to which positive and negative interactions between mitigation and adaptation are taken into account in policy formulation. The paper is […]
Research article by Uche Okpara, Lindsay Stringer, Andy Dougill on 8 Feb 2016
The science of climate security and conflict is replete with controversies. Yet the increasing vulnerability of politically fragile countries to the security consequences of climate change is widely acknowledged. Although climate conflict reflects a continuum of conditional forces that coalesce around the notion of vulnerability, how different portrayals of vulnerability influence the discursive formation of […]
Working paper by Katie Jenkins, Swenja Surminski, Jim Hall, Florence Crick on 8 Feb 2016
Flooding is the costliest natural disaster worldwide. In the UK flooding is listed as a major risk on the National Risk Register with surface water flooding the most likely cause … read more »
Research article by Andy Dougill, Lindsay Stringer, Uche Okpara on 1 Feb 2016
The science of climate security and conflict is replete with controversies. Yet the increasing vulnerability of politically fragile countries to the security consequences of climate change is widely acknowledged. Although climate conflict reflects a continuum of conditional forces that coalesce around the notion of vulnerability, how different portrayals of vulnerability influence the discursive formation of […]
