UK unprepared for climate change-led extreme weather events

Global warming-fuelled extreme climate events have been an increasingly urgent reality in the UK and the world. — Bloomberg

London: Despite the growing impacts of climate change, the British government lacks “an effective strategy” to make the country resilient to extreme weather events that can cause significant disruption to life and business.

“The absence of an effective strategy and targets makes it difficult for government to make informed decisions on investment,” according to a new report by the National Audit Office (NAO). “The NAO found limited evidence of risk assessments feeding into how funding was allocated,” the independent public spending watchdog added.