Reducing the Risks of Weather, Climate and Ocean Extremes
- 1st Edition, Volume 12 - March 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Author: John E. Hay
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 4 5 1 2 2 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 4 5 1 2 3 - 2
Reducing the Risks of Weather, Climate and Ocean Extremes, Volume Twelve offers a comprehensive approach to addressing the increasing dangers posed by extreme environmental events… Read more
Reducing the Risks of Weather, Climate and Ocean Extremes, Volume Twelve offers a comprehensive approach to addressing the increasing dangers posed by extreme environmental events. Drawing from the challenges and needs outlined in the author’s earlier works, this book provides practical, evidence-based solutions for managing the effects of weather, climate, and ocean extremes. It advocates for proactive risk management at every level—local, national, and global—emphasizing the need for strategies built on lessons learned from past experiences. By promoting collaboration and resilience, the book encourages readers to adapt to the uncertainties of climate change and variability.
Beyond risk management, the book explores the importance of communication, engagement, and inclusiveness in building resilient communities. It underscores the necessity of continuously monitoring and evaluating climate risk management initiatives to ensure they remain effective and adaptable. The author synthesizes insights from different scales, empowering both researchers and practitioners to navigate the complexities of extreme weather and climate events. Ultimately, the volume stands out as a crucial resource for those dedicated to reducing risks and fostering resilience amidst an unpredictable climate future.
Beyond risk management, the book explores the importance of communication, engagement, and inclusiveness in building resilient communities. It underscores the necessity of continuously monitoring and evaluating climate risk management initiatives to ensure they remain effective and adaptable. The author synthesizes insights from different scales, empowering both researchers and practitioners to navigate the complexities of extreme weather and climate events. Ultimately, the volume stands out as a crucial resource for those dedicated to reducing risks and fostering resilience amidst an unpredictable climate future.
- 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