Climate Science: Royal Society report on Resilience to Extreme Weather

The UK Royal Society has produced a report of a study on Resilience to Extreme Weather, including detailed trend maps.  Recommendations of the report:

•  Governments have a responsibility to develop and resource resilience strategies
•  Governments should act together at the international level to build resilience; sharing expertise, co-ordinating policy and pooling resources to confront common risks
•  To limit the need for costly disaster responses, more national and international funds will need to be directed to measures that build resilience to extreme weather
•  The purpose, design and implementation of policy frameworks covering climate change, disaster risk reduction and development should be aligned and consistent regarding extreme weather
•  Those who make and implement policies need to take practical measures to protect people and their assets from extreme weather.
• The risks posed by extreme weather need to be better accounted for in the wider financial system, in order to inform valuations and investment decisions and to incentivise organisations to reduce their exposure
• Information about extreme weather should be suitable for users’ needs. Funders should encourage collaborations and ongoing dialogue between producers and users of knowledge
• Research to improve the understanding of risks from current weather and to model accurately future climate change impacts should be increased to provide relevant information for decision-makers, particularly at regional and local levels.