Flash floods, wildfires and heatwaves brought on by climate change could test Europe's ability to insure against and respond to natural disasters, a new report warns.
Flooding of the Nile Delta and further desertification of north Africa could also unleash a wave of migrants from Europe's southern neighbours, said delegates at the launch of the European Union-backed ADAM report.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/floods-fires-test-eu-climate-response-report
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/pete-harrison
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/planet-ark-australia
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/desert-spread
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nile
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-fires
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/green-house-gases
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gdp
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sea-level-rise
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/economy
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drought
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/european-union-eu