Disastrous floods have caused millions of fatalities in the twentieth century, tens of billions of
dollars of direct economic loss each year and serious disruption to global trade. In this …

This article reviews the literature on the financial sector impacts of natural disasters and
physical climate change risks, covering banking, insurance, stock markets, bond markets …

Caption: Table A. 11. 2. Synthesis table summarising assessments presented in Tables 11.4-
11.21 for hot extremes (HOT EXT.), heavy precipitation (HEAVY PRECIP.), agriculture and …

In all cities and urban areas, the risk faced by people and assets from hazards associated
with climate change has increased (high confidence1). Urban areas are now home to 4.2 …

Residents' overall well-being and quality-of-life require a deeper understanding of their
perceived social impacts of tourism to determine appropriate management strategies to …

With the growth of cities, urban flooding has increasingly become an issue for regional and
national governments. The destructive effects of floods are magnified in cities. Accurate …

Our current 1.1° C warmer world is already affecting natural and human systems in Europe
(very high confidence1). Since AR5, there has been a substantial increase in detected or …

Economic losses from natural disasters have been increasing in recent decades. This has
been attributed mainly to population and economic growth in disaster-prone areas. Future …

The July 2021 flood in central Europe was one of the five costliest disasters in Europe in the
last half century, with an estimated total damage of EUR 32 billion. The aim of this study is to …

Population growth, economic development, and dietary changes have drastically increased
the demand for food and water. The resulting expansion of irrigated agriculture into semi …