UK Unprepared for Climate Change-Led Extreme Weather Events - Bloomberg
UK Unprepared for Climate Change-Led Extreme Weather Events - Bloomberg
UK Unprepared for Climate Change-Led Extreme Weather Events
- The nation has already experienced impact of extreme weather
- The government does not track or evaluate spending on weather
Despite the growing impacts of climate change, the UK government lacks “an effective strategy” to make the country resilient to extreme weather events that can cause significant disruption to life and business.
“The absence of an effective strategy and targets makes it difficult for government to make informed decisions on investment,” according to a new report by the National Audit Office released Wednesday. “The NAO found limited evidence of risk assessments feeding into how funding was allocated,” the independent public spending watchdog added.
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