Droughts and floods threaten China's economic growth, forecaster warns

clock • 2 min read

Cost of crop failure soars as weather disasters become more frequent and severe

China faces an increase in weather disasters which will threaten crops and economic growth, the country's most senior forecaster has warned. He Lifu, of the National Meteorological Centre, told the...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

More on Risk

Summer's new normal is a hazard that's testing Europe's climate resilience

Summer's new normal is a hazard that's testing Europe's climate resilience

Right across the continent climate resilience efforts are lagging far behind the dangerous realities that come with rising temperatures

Júlia de Freitas Sampaio, University of Luxembourg - The Conversation
clock 29 June 2026 • 4 min read
Climate risks 'no longer peripheral' to inflation and monetary policy

Climate risks 'no longer peripheral' to inflation and monetary policy

Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member Swati Dhingra warns monetary tightening 'cannot address the underlying shortage of energy or food' caused by climate impacts

k Roach, Investment Week
clock 26 June 2026 • 2 min read
Heat Ready London: Sadiq Khan launches capital's first ever extreme heat plan

Heat Ready London: Sadiq Khan launches capital's first ever extreme heat plan

New strategy aims to protect those at highest risk, retrofit buildings, boost access to cooling spaces, and improve infrastructure resilience

Stuart Stone
clock 26 June 2026 • 5 min read