Publications


Letter to Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP

Policy publication by Bob Ward on 22 Apr 2016

Letter to the Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office, in relation to the exemption for universities and research institutes from the UK Government’s new ‘anti-lobbying’ clause.




Realising the ‘triple dividend of resilience’ – A new business case for disaster risk management

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 […]






Barriers and enablers to the use of seasonal climate forecasts amongst organisations in Europe

Working paper by Marta Bruno Soares, Suraje Dessai on 15 Jan 2016

Seasonal climate forecasts (SCF) provide information about future climate variability that has the potential to benefit organisations and their decision-making. However, the production and availability of SCF does not guarantee its use in decision-making per se as a range of factors and conditions influence its use in different decision-making contexts. The aim of this paper […]