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| | | ... assuring how buildings are future-proof." Nuveen notes that the physical impacts of climate change - droughts, bushfires, flooding and extreme temperatures - "have significant potential to affect the demand for real estate and to also have a detrimental ... |
| | | | ... caused torrential rain in the Bowen Basin of Queensland where BHP, Glencore, Anglo American and Rio Tinto operate. Severe flooding disrupted production for over six months, causing output from the region to fall by a third. In 2013, Cyclone Oswald hit ... |
| | | | ... Microfinance. "It's comprehensive coverage - there are 14 peril events in the policy that covers things like storms, flooding, cyclones, fire, theft, malicious damage and tsunami and earthquake. In comparison, during the pilot, the policy only covered ... |
| | | | ... that cities are responding across the board to risks from climate change - including sea level rise, drought, storms and flooding, frequent rainfall and temperature increase," Bulla said. "This report looked specifically at risks also reported by companies ... |
| | | | ... were not considered before construction. Baker-Jones cited the Queensland Flood Commission Inquiry which investigated flooding in Brisbane during 2010/ 2011. Operational release of water from the Wivenhoe Dam resulted in significant property damage. ... |
| | | | ... water-stressed markets received a questionnaire from the CDP, asking for data on how they manage water-related risks including flooding, water shortage, poor water quality, regulation, community opposition and higher water costs. Of that 57, 36 responded ... |
| | | | ... temperatures and that there is increasing awareness that, as a result of recent extreme events such as bushfires and flooding, this is not translating into an imperative in corporate boards. The report discusses the legal obligation that companies have ... |
| | | | ... and finance sectors. According to the research, the water sector has relatively advanced preparation for impacts like flooding and supply risks, with coordinated action taking place, sector-wide collaboration on modelling impacts and responses and investigation ... |
| | | | ... reported negative impacts from water-related challenges, up from 38% in 2011. Negative impacts included water scarcity, flooding, rising compliance costs, regulatory uncertainty and poor water quality in the past five years, CDP said. At the same time ... |
| | | | ... example, the issue of infrastructure fragility is also interrelated with other risks, such as the impact of cyclones, flooding and fire. "Infrastructure is playing out in people's mind in a direct way," said Allt-Graham. "The dollars that were tagged ... |
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