Study: Government must treat climate change adaptation as a 'critical value for money issue'

Stuart Stone
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Think tank argues that repositioning climate adaptation within Whitehall could elevate it from 'Cinderella' status to key concern

Climate resilience and adaptation should be central to government thinking and mainstreamed into the Treasury's core financial management and planning, a new report by the Institute for Government has...

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