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The age of cascading crises: Why the world keeps being surprised
From the Gulf to Ukraine to the Sahel, today’s conflicts are not isolated events but cascading shocks in a hyper-connected world, yet our institutions remain built to react to yesterday’s wars.
Which shocks pose the biggest risks to global food systems?
Oxford study develops model to help countries identify vulnerabilities and outline measures to help strengthen resilience against food crises.
Strait of Hormuz disruption exposes the UK’s fertiliser vulnerability
When geopolitical shocks hit households, we tend to notice energy prices first. But another shock often follows quickly: fertiliser price spikes that raise farm costs, then food prices.
How the world can avoid millions going hungry when supply chains collapse
Millions more people will face hunger in the coming months if the conflict in the Middle East is not resolved soon, the UN has warned.
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It's time for ‘adaptation smart’ credit ratings that account for climate change
Sovereign credit ratings should account for climate risks and adaptation efforts to avoid underestimating financial exposure and incentivize investments in climate resilience, especially in vulnerable regions
New research reveals that without "adaptation-smart" credit ratings, countries face increased risks of economic downgrades due to climate impacts, but significant investment in adaptation can mitigate these effects.
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Professor of Geosystem Science
Jim Hall
Professor of Climate and Environmental Risks
E.J. Milner-Gulland
Tasso Leventis Professor of Biodiversity
Michael Obersteiner
Director of the Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford
Nathalie Seddon
Professor of Biodiversity
Cameron Hepburn
Battcock Professor of Environmental Economics
Lavanya Rajamani
Professor of International Environmental Law
Radhika Khosla
Associate Professor in the School of Geography and the Environment
Hannah Ritchie
Senior Researcher and Deputy Editor and Science Outreach Lead at Our World in Data
Thom Wetzer
Associate Professor of Law and Finance
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