This paper presents an analysis of the spatial dimension of vulnerabilities by mapping vulnerability of sectors that support livelihood activities at a single snapshot in time, using the Upper East Region of Ghana as a case study.
Despite the scepticism of climate scientists it’s still possible to stop global warming from busting the accepted limit, says Bob Ward read more »
Seasonal climate forecasts of European winters now outperform historical averages.If the quality of seasonal and interannual forecasts continues to improve, their use is likely to increase. A challenge for forecast providers will be to communicate the uncertainty inherent in these forecasts to a wider audience. We report the results of a user-needs survey conducted with […]
Visualisations are widely used in the communication of climate projections but their effectiveness has rarely been assessed amongst their target audience. To address this we conducted an online survey with 162 local adaptation practitioners in Germany and the UK. We showed that even within a fairly homogenous user group there are clear differences in respondents’ […]
Findings of a five-year research project tracking the impact of climate change on the insurance sector.
We apply an experimental ecosystem accounting approach aimed at estimating the contribution of ecosystem services to total social income accrued from a Stone pine (Pinus pinea L.) forest as the … read more »
Taylor, AL, Dessai, S and Bruine de Bruin, W (2015). In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. ISSN 0080-4614 (In Press)
Paper considers the practical trade-offs policy makers and practitioners must navigate when utilizing the concept of well-being in environmental interventions. read more »
Bob Ward (Policy and Communications Director) questions the analysis made by Richard Tol in a blog post where the later suggsted that the overall economic impacts of climate change might be positive. read more »
Much of the existing literature employing the framework of controversy focuses on the science-policy interface. However a clear gap exists regarding the way(s) in which controversy may fundamentally shape the … read more »
