Royal Geographical Society - Geography and climate change

Financing net zero: how can investment meet the climate challenge?

Changes to the financial system are needed to achieve a just transition towards a net zero future.

Delivering multiple co-benefits in blue-green cities

Transformative change is needed in how flood risk and water security are managed in urban environments, in the UK and globally.

Developing models of governance and praxis for local climate action

Collaborative research and networking by geographers established and supported community action against climate change across the UK.

Collaborative approaches to tackling the climate emergency in Bangladesh

Fostering effective and engaged collaborative research on climate change in Bangladesh may help mitigate the country’s vulnerability, especially to sea-level rise.

Improving safety and sustainability in food production by co-producing weather forecasts

An interdisciplinary team worked with local fishers in southern India and institutions to co-produce knowledge about and responses to weather hazards.

Disaster Risk Pooling - enabling mutual cross border resilience

This case study summarises the key themes discussed by our panellists at the second fireside chat, organised by the Disaster Risk Management Professional Practice Group in April 2021.

Re/insurance approaches to inform the National Security Risk Assessment methodology review

Read the findings of our expert panel discussion on how approaches from insurance can help inform the NSRA methodology review.

Using remote sensing and experimental innovation to understand, monitor and forecast wildfires

Satellite-based remote sensing technology helps to identify the scale of wildfires and their impact around the world.

Developing household-scale metrics to tackle water insecurity

Research by geographers into household water insecurity is improving understanding and helping mitigate water insecurity, and developing flexible research tools for global use.

Case studies

Financing net zero: how can investment meet the climate challenge?

Delivering multiple co-benefits in blue-green cities

Developing models of governance and praxis for local climate action

Collaborative approaches to tackling the climate emergency in Bangladesh

Improving safety and sustainability in food production by co-producing weather forecasts

Disaster Risk Pooling - enabling mutual cross border resilience

Re/insurance approaches to inform the National Security Risk Assessment methodology review

Using remote sensing and experimental innovation to understand, monitor and forecast wildfires

Developing household-scale metrics to tackle water insecurity

Advocacy for geography

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