DEFRA UK – There’s nothing new about the weather affecting business; nor about business protecting itself against weather risks. Farmers were insuring themselves against hail damaging their crops two hundred years ago. But, as we all here know, we’re encountering a step change in weather risk. Climate change, and the extreme weather events it brings, are happening, not just overseas, for example in Pakistan recently, but here and now – as I saw on my recent trip to Cumbria. Changing weather patterns and heavy rainfall are having a huge impact on the Lake District – on the natural environment, and on communities. Read More
