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Flood and drought analysis shows that impact-reduction strategies are effective – but fail in unprecedented events

A new Nature publication suggests that while generally effective, flood and drought risk management strategies are usually not designed to cope with unprecedented events – which may increase with climate change.

Read more on the European Commission website.

Date: 09 Mar 2023
Filed under: climate information