Climate Risk Reports

Human activities have unequivocally caused global warming, and this is affecting weather and climate extremes in every region of the world, disproportionately affecting the most vulnerable (IPCC AR6 SYR A1, A2). Action to adapt and prevent climate change cannot wait.

Improved understanding of climate risks is needed to inform adaptation action for development and to achieve and maintain the Sustainable Development Goals.

The purpose of the climate risk reports is to contextualise critical information about weather and climate in the context of socio-economic exposure and vulnerability of the lives and livelihoods of people in ODA-eligible regions around the world. Funded through FCDO’s CLARE programme, the reports provide evidence to the UK Government in support of adaptation and resilience planning and investments. They present regional overviews of climate risks, assessed through a combination of analysing current future climate for the 2050s and socio-economic factors, signposting key issues and complexities. Both the Met Office and the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) contributed to the preparation of the reports by taking a collaborative approach.

The Climate Risk Reports are provided by CLARE Climate Risk Services. CLARE is a flagship research programme on climate adaptation and resilience, funded mostly (about 90%) by UK Aid through the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). CLARE is bridging critical gaps between science and action by championing Southern leadership to enable socially inclusive and sustainable action to build resilience to climate change and natural hazards. More information is available on the CLARE website here.

For more information about the content of the Climate Risk Reports, please contact FCDO RED here and for more information about the methodology, please contact the Met Office team at: [email protected].