EEA says better data, assessment and collaboration needed to strengthen Europe’s climate change resilience
The European Environment Agency is calling for better integration of national climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction strategies by EU contries in order to further strengthen climate change resilience.
EU project makes tools available to forecast impact of extreme weather on food security
A € 2.6m+ EU-funded project has developed new modelling tools to better forecast the impact of extreme weather on agricultural production in Europe and beyond – the MODEXTREME software tools are available without restriction to the public under the creative commons licence.
Met Office warns of ongoing high risk of unprecedented rainfall
New innovative research has found that for England and Wales there is now a 1 in 3 chance of a new monthly rainfall record in at least one region each winter during the period from October to March every year.
Planning for extremes in the UK water sector – a spotlight on water resources
Ben Piper, technical director at Atkins, explores how the UK water sector is putting plans in place to address growing levels of extreme weather events in the face of climate change and population growth.
White House OSTP launches partnership to harness global data for climate change resilience
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), World Resources Institute (WRI), U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) and a network of partners have launched the Partnership for Resilience and Preparedness (PREP) to help communities, companies and investors use data to improve climate resilience planning.