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Risk
PwC's Malcolm Preston says to build disaster-resilient infrastructure, we need new systems to identify and evaluate future physical risks
02 April 2015
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Risk
Chief executive of insurance giant says companies must do more to help homeowners protect their homes from flood risks
25 March 2015
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Policy
Maria Eagle slams Defra for slashing spending on climate adaptation and failing to deliver value for money from agencies
13 March 2015
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Risk
UK's adaptation programme failing to address risk and needs direction from ministers, according to new report
11 March 2015
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Climate change
New report reveals global economic cost of disasters has reached an average of $250bn to $300bn a year
05 March 2015
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Politics
One year after the winter floods, research shows a large chunk of grant funding promised by the government has been left unclaimed
11 February 2015
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Policy
New report reveals morale remains low amongst Defra staff, as department continues to face cuts
10 February 2015
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Climate change
Last winter's devastating floods have pushed public concern about climate change to its highest levels in a decade
29 January 2015
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Risk
Properties worth over £1bn will be lost to coastal erosion in England and Wales over the next century, with no compensation for homeowners, as it becomes too costly to protect them
30 December 2014
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Risk
More than half of companies do not have resilience plans for extreme weather events, warns Federation of Small Businesses
23 December 2014
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