As the climate changes, communities across the world will need to adjust to new weather extremes. For some, that will mean building resilience to droughts or heatwaves, or making sure that residents are briefed on what to do in case of hurricanes. For others it will means flood preparedness, investing in flood defences and soakaways. […]
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Spain re-discovers the Peseta, and the healthy diversity of currency
In 2002, Spain introduced the Euro, and the Peseta was slowly phased out. However, the central bank didn’t set a deadline for people to redeem their old currency. If you find a jar of old coins lying around, you can still cash them in for Euros. That means there’s still a lot of money out […]
How self-sufficient is Britain?
Interesting graph from the Climate Safety website this morning, showing Britain’s declining ability to feed itself. It’s not a disaster as long as we’re able to trade, but it is a clear vulnerability in a world of rising oil prices. We’ve been stung by this vulnerability before, albeit under exceptional circumstances, during the war. In […]
The ten most resilient and least resilient places in Britain
The BBC is running a story today describing which ten places in Britain are most resilient to the budget cuts, and which are the most vulnerable. The study was run by Experian and measures 33 different resilience variables, such as level of wages and skills, crime, house prices, number of benefit claimants, business startup and […]
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