Why Europe must invest in climate adaptation to combat intensifying heatwaves
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Europe is experiencing increasingly severe heatwaves due to climate change, posing significant social and economic risks. Authors María-Paula Gutiérrez-Hurtado and Nick Godfrey argue that investing in climate adaptation would yield substantial benefits and prevent the worst losses. They emphasize that economic decision-makers must better identify, assess, and integrate physical climate risks into their planning processes to support adaptation efforts.
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Heatwaves are expected to become more frequent and severe with climate change, posing both social and economic risks – not least due to the impact on the workforce.
Economic decision-makers need to better identify and assess physical climate risks and integrate them into their planning.
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