Recent work by Climate Risk Pty Ltd on South African and Pacific HIV communities’ vulnerability to climate variability has highlighted large economic and social risks for many countries.Â
Given the lack of research in the US, Europe or Africa into these linkages, Climate Risk is seeking suitably qualified interested parties for research. Please contact Gareth Johnston +61280034514 for […]
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HIV and Climate variability - call for interested research parties
February 27th, 2007Private equity - Factoring climate risk in energy investment
February 27th, 2007This week’s largest leveraged buyout in corporate history (US$45 billion) by KKR and Texas Pacific Group of TXU, has sent clear signals to the market concerning climate risk in the utility sector. The decision to reduce coal fuel dependency by 75% equates to a 50.8 million tonnes annual reduction in carbon emissions.
The decision to shelve 8 […]
Scotland’s links golf courses face climate threat
October 21st, 2006The Scotsman newspaper in Edinburgh reports on climate impacts to golf.
OF ALL the current concerns surrounding the state of Scottish golf, there is one that it appears no amount of investigation or national action plans can ultimately reverse.
Global warming, and in particular coastal erosion, is set to change the face not just of Scottish golf but […]
Bridging the gap between science and stakeholders
August 16th, 2006Hansen et al provide an overview of the stakeholder collaboration and dissemination activities undertaken during the MICE project which promoted dialogue between stakeholders and researchers to ensure that the research was useful to the wider user community. Key lessons from their experience are that:
1. The next 10 to 20 years are important to stakeholders; projections […]
UBristol researchers link warming and fire risk
August 15th, 2006As temperatures rise with global warming, an increased risk of forest fires droughts and flooding is predicted for the next 200 years by climate scientists from the University of Bristol, UK.
Despite the commitment we have already to global warming, even if we stopped emitting greenhouse gases now the researchers predict that Eurasia,eastern China, Canada, Central […]
