As climate change makes heatwaves more frequent and severe in South Asia, India’s heat action plans offer pathways for adaptation, but experts say they lack necessary focus on vulnerable populations.
Book Spotlight: Great Adaptations – In the Shadow of a Climate Crisis – By Morgan Phillips
Ahead of COP27 we put a spotlight on Morgan Phillips’s ‘Great Adaptations – In the Shadow of a Climate Crisis.’
Analysis: Adapting China to extreme weather
Climate adaptation of industry and infrastructure is a matter of national concern after extreme weather battered China’s manufacturing centres this summer.
The Wildlife Trusts warns the window is closing to save UK nature
How to save UK nature.
Opinion: Green spaces for hot cities
How hot cities can cool down.
Adapting to climate change will only get more expensive
A new estimate puts the cost of adapting and repairing coastal infrastructure damaged by climate change in the United States at hundreds of billions annually. The sooner adaptation planning begins, the less expensive it will be.
Mangrove restoration scales up in Indonesia
Restoration push could help Indonesia meet its climate commitments, but protecting existing mangroves is crucial.
Seven ways to reduce the urban heat island effect
How to reduce urban heat.
Analysis: Heatwaves can kill – research uncovers the homes most vulnerable to overheating
Research uncovers that homes are vulnerable to heatwaves.
Opinion: There’s no quick fix to extreme flooding, and it’s going to get worse
There’s no simple solution to extreme weather events such as flooding other than to cut emissions.