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Networked infrastructure systems – which are crucial to economies and societies – represent particular points of vulnerability to climate change. LMICs are exposed to a range of climate hazards, and the infrastructure is often inadequate or has deteriorated, making it particularly vulnerable to climate impacts. These impacts have acute effects on national economies and human development, by preventing access to basic services and disrupting economic activity. The cost of reconstruction is a public finance burden and perceived climate risks deter investors. 

Adapting to climate change has the benefit of avoiding or reducing damage. To quantify the adaptation that is needed and its benefits requires projections of climate impact. We need methods that can explore a wide range of possible future conditions, including many different possible extreme events. Risk analysis provides such a framework. It involves systematic analysis of the distribution of possible climate hazards, and maps and quantifies levels of exposure and vulnerability which can be compared with the costs of adaptation. It can be wrapped in a framework of uncertainty analysis to make it more relevant to real situations.

Members of the Infrastructure Resilience Research Community

 Prof. Jim Hall

Prof. Jim Hall

Sector Interactions Co-Lead

University of Oxford

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Jonathan Cullen

Jonathan Cullen

Professor of Sustainable Engineering

University of Cambridge

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Prof. Mark Howells

Prof. Mark Howells

CCG Programme Director

Loughborough University and Imperial College, London

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Dr Karla Cervantes Barrón

Dr Karla Cervantes Barrón

Research Associate

CCG

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Tom Russell

Tom Russell

Senior Research Software Engineer

University of Oxford

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