New York, June 24 – The American economy could face significant and widespread disruptions from climate change unless U.S. businesses and policymakers take immediate action to reduce climate risk, according to a new report released today. The report, “Risky Business: The Economic Risks of Climate Change in the United States,” summarizes findings of an independent.
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Category Archives: Adaptation
By Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, The University of Queensland
Despite the mounting evidence, there are still some who would deny the veracity of human-caused climate change and its potential to disrupt and harm our communities. Most dissenters rely on non-expert sources, which tend to have low grades of analysis, review and scientific integrity. Not so with.
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Friday, 7 June 2013
Standards Australia has completed work on the first Australian Standard dealing explicitly with the management of risks associated with climate change for communities and infrastructure.
“This voluntary standard is about appropriate risk management for climate change,” said Colin Blair, Chief Executive Officer,.
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The UN Environment Programme (UNEP), together with SustainAbility and the Green Light Group, has released a report titled 'GEO-5 for Business: Impacts of a Changing Environment on the Corporate Sector.' Based on UNEP's Global Environmental Outlook (GEO-5), the report offers an analysis of specific risks faced by the construction, chemicals, mining, food and other.
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The National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) has been going for about five years but the Federal Government hasn't extended its funding and so from June it's expected to be wound up.
There's been no commitment to extend it or help it continue co-ordinating those projects. And more than 100 researchers will be affected nationally.
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