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Meet the sectors: Finance
Climate shocks can impact the finance sector in many different ways: from insurance costs to investment decisions and beyond. RECEIPT is investigating how these storylines might unfold as the planet warms, which world regions are most critical and how stakeholders might manage these new risks – as IIASA’s Stefan Hochrainer-Stigler and Reinhard Mechler explain. The […]
+ Read MoreMeet the sectors: Coastal infrastructure
From rising sea levels to increased storm activity and flooding, Europe’s coastal regions are particularly exposed to global climate risk. In this interview, Elco Koks of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam’s Institute for Environmental Studies talks us through how RECEIPT is working to quantify these risks and help infrastructure planners manage future uncertainties. What exactly does the […]
+ Read MoreMeet the sectors: International development
Climate change effects have the potential to undermine progress in international development, as extremes like flooding or drought can lead to internal displacement, resource shortages or local conflicts – with consequences for the EU’s engagement with partner countries in these regions. Jaroslav Mysiak of the Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change explains how RECEIPT’s research can […]
+ Read MoreMeet the sectors: Agriculture
Remote climate change impacts in the agriculture sector not only pose a significant risk to Europe’s food security, they can have serious economic consequences too. Agricultural products are not only destined for dinner tables, but also include crops like cotton – essential for textile and clothing production – or soybeans used for animal feed. We […]
+ Read MoreBridging the climate information gap
Behind the research series, episode 1. Funded by Horizon 2020, RECEIPT develops climate risk storylines that reveal how Europe is shaped by global climate impacts across five key socioeconomic sectors. In this interview, project coordinator Bart van den Hurk of Deltares explains how these storylines can meet a vital information need as the EU responds […]
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