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Ben Smith
Ben has worked on climate adaptation for 10 years, with a focus on developing systems to manage climate risks, and a particular interest in the water sector. He leads GCAP's climate screening work. Follow him @bdp_smith on twitter.
Ben Smith
Sep
10

Adapt Now: The Case for Adaptation


The Global Commission on Adaptation has just released ' Adapt Now: A Global Call for Leadership on Climate Resilience '. Setting out the case for stro...
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Ben Smith
Jul
16

Extinction Rebellion: here to stay

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Photo: Alexander Savin Extinction Rebellion (XR) is barely a year old, but it is clear that the group are here to stay. In the UK they burst into the ...
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Ben Smith
Feb
16

Mesh climate networking: Bristol 28th Feb

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We're running, with Space4Climate, our second Mesh Climate networking event for climate services which will take place from 6pm on Thursday 28th Febru...
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Ben Smith
Jan
28

Urban Adaptation: where are the towns?

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Urban adaptation has shot up the adaptation agenda in recent years, sparking a huge number of city-driven initiatives – for example 100 resilient citi...
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Ben Smith
Jan
09

Yesterday's projections, today's impacts

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The New Year has got me thinking about time, and specifically how we think and talk about climate impacts. I've been working on adaptation for 12 year...
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