International News

International news on adaptation - research context for the northwest

September 2009 - "Climate Change Adaptation Expected To Cost 2-3 Times More Than Previously Estimated" and more still if a deal is not reached at Copenhagen. See report in Science Daily.


April 2009 - As regions gear up for the challenge of adapting to inevitable climate change, new research indicates that we should be planning for bigger changes. The authors highlight the immediacy of the need to act. See report in Nature journal.


February 2007 - "Adaptation To Global Climate Change Is An Essential Response To A Warming Planet", reports policy experts in the journal Nature.

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