Reducing the Risks of Weather, Climate and Ocean Extremes
- 1st Edition, Volume 12 - March 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Author: John E. Hay
- Language: English
Reducing the Risks of Weather, Climate and Ocean Extremes presents evidence-based and practical guidance on appropriate ways to manage the rapidly increasing impacts and risks… Read more
Reducing the Risks of Weather, Climate and Ocean Extremes presents evidence-based and practical guidance on appropriate ways to manage the rapidly increasing impacts and risks associated with extreme weather, climate and ocean events. This book specifically addresses the needs and challenges laid out in the author’s two earlier volumes:
Science of Weather, Climate and Ocean Extremes, 2022, and Consequences of Weather, Climate and Ocean Extremes, 2025.
The book emphasizes the importance of proactive risk management at local, national, and global levels, drawing on lessons learned from past experiences to inform effective strategies. It explores the complexities of managing the consequences of these extremes, highlighting the role of communication, engagement, and inclusiveness in fostering
resilience within communities. Additionally, the text addresses the necessity of monitoring and evaluating climate risk management initiatives to ensure their effectiveness and adaptability. By synthesizing insights across various scales, this author aims to empower readers to navigate the challenges posed by climate variability and change.
This book serves as a vital resource for researchers and practitioners committed to reducing risks and enhancing resilience in the face of an increasingly unpredictable climate.
Members of the Royal Meteorological Society are eligible for a 35% discount on all Developments in Weather and Climate Science series titles. See the RMetS member dashboard for the discount code.
Science of Weather, Climate and Ocean Extremes, 2022, and Consequences of Weather, Climate and Ocean Extremes, 2025.
The book emphasizes the importance of proactive risk management at local, national, and global levels, drawing on lessons learned from past experiences to inform effective strategies. It explores the complexities of managing the consequences of these extremes, highlighting the role of communication, engagement, and inclusiveness in fostering
resilience within communities. Additionally, the text addresses the necessity of monitoring and evaluating climate risk management initiatives to ensure their effectiveness and adaptability. By synthesizing insights across various scales, this author aims to empower readers to navigate the challenges posed by climate variability and change.
This book serves as a vital resource for researchers and practitioners committed to reducing risks and enhancing resilience in the face of an increasingly unpredictable climate.
Members of the Royal Meteorological Society are eligible for a 35% discount on all Developments in Weather and Climate Science series titles. See the RMetS member dashboard for the discount code.
- Explores how adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and climate risk management initiatives may reduce vulnerability to extreme events and increase adaptive capacity
- Examines the specific challenges related to managing extreme hazards, including planning and decision-making under deep uncertainty and managing low-probability, high-impact events, as well as slow-onset events such as some droughts
- Identifies the many benefits of using monitoring and evaluation to assess and report on the performance of climate risk management initiatives
Policy analysts, and risk and other technical specialists and practitioners working at sub-national, national and global levels in both the public and private sectors, including those responsible for advising policy makers, risk managers, planners and decision makers on options to manage a key manifestation of global warming, namely the occurrence of extreme weather, climatic and oceanic events; students, educators and researchers in environmental management and planning generally, and climate change adaptation and disaster risk management in particular
1. Introduction
2. Managing the Current and Anticipated Consequences of Weather, Climate and Ocean Extremes
3. Local-level Perspectives on Managing Weather and Climate Extremes
4. National-level Perspectives on Managing Weather, Climate and Ocean Extremes
5. Global-level Perspectives on Managing Weather, Climate and Ocean Extremes
6. Monitoring and Evaluating Climate Risk Management Initiatives
7. From Hindsights to Insights to Foresights and Oversights
2. Managing the Current and Anticipated Consequences of Weather, Climate and Ocean Extremes
3. Local-level Perspectives on Managing Weather and Climate Extremes
4. National-level Perspectives on Managing Weather, Climate and Ocean Extremes
5. Global-level Perspectives on Managing Weather, Climate and Ocean Extremes
6. Monitoring and Evaluating Climate Risk Management Initiatives
7. From Hindsights to Insights to Foresights and Oversights
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Volume: 12
- Published: March 1, 2026
- Language: English
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John E. Hay
John E. Hay is Adjunct Professor at the University of the South Pacific and Griffith University. He has more than 50 years of experience in academia, the private sector, and governmental organisations. His work has focused on bringing an interdisciplinary approach to the environmental sciences, and to technical- and policy-relevant assessments and guidance, especially regarding atmospheric and oceanic extremes, in the context of climate variability and change. John has worked as a consultant and advisor to many national governments and regional and international organisations. He is a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, awarded jointly to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Al Gore, and of a prestigious fellowship from the Guggenheim Foundation.
Affiliations and expertise
Adjunct Professor, The University of the South Pacific; Adjunct Professor, Griffith University, Australia; Adjunct Professor, University of Auckland, New Zealand