Hurricane Melissa Shows How Quickly Climate Change Is Outstripping Defenses November 12, 2025 By Todd Woody Jamaica has invested tens of millions of dollars in bolstering coastal defenses by planting mangroves, building seawalls and strengthening urban...
Japan Firms Win Big Benefits From Spending on Climate Resilience, CDP Says November 10, 2025 By Yusuke Maekawa Companies in Japan are likely to win greater benefits than global peers from spending on climate resilience, according to CDP,...
Jamaica’s Grid Was Not Ready for Hurricane Melissa October 30, 2025 By Zahra Hirji After Hurricane Beryl devastated Jamaica’s grid last year, officials at the island’s sole utility vowed to fortify it. But the...
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Issues Climate Resilience Bond October 29, 2025 By Aaron Clark and Issei Hazama The Tokyo Metropolitan Government issued a €300 million (¥53 billion) bond Tuesday to boost flood defenses and other climate-related countermeasures....
Businesses Underinvesting in Climate Adaptation Despite Intensifying Hazards: Marsh September 19, 2025 By L.S. Howard Most businesses are failing to invest in needed climate adaptation as other business priorities and resources take precedence over climate...
Frequent Disasters Expose Climate Risks to Infrastructure in South Asia August 7, 2025 By Niranjan Shrestha and Sibi Arasu Floods that damaged hydropower dams in Nepal and destroyed the main bridge connecting the country to China show the vulnerability...
Extreme Weather Is Stress-Testing India’s Infrastructure Drive June 9, 2025 By Apoorva Ajith Indian monsoons this year — the earliest onset since 2009 — damaged new public infrastructure across the country, putting pressure...
UK Warned Cuts to Flood Defense Are Too Dangerous to Consider April 30, 2025 By Olivia Rudgard The UK should spare flood defense programs from budget cuts to be announced in June, as the country is already...
AXA CEO Says Prevention Needed to Keep Home Insurance Affordable February 27, 2025 By Claudia Cohen A leading insurance executive said the best way to keep price increases in check for property insurance in regions exposed...
Insurers Pay Record Claims for Weather-Related Damage in UK: ABI February 11, 2025 Insurers paid out a record £585 million (US$724.7 million) for weather-related damage to people’s homes and possessions in 2024 in...