Richard Nugee

Security analysts and government economists increasingly present policymakers with different pictures of the same climate and nature risk. We argue that governments need a shared way to weigh these assessments, particularly given that under-preparing for a severe, irreversible outcome costs far more than over-preparing.

Climate change is impacting both natural and human systems around the world in ways that will significantly exacerbate food and water scarcity, displacement and migration, as well as humanitarian and economic challenges. The most economically and socially vulnerable members of our communities will be the hardest hit: increased food insecurity, increased job insecurity, and increased energy insecurity, rising prices and fewer options.