Alvaro Lara, former student on the MSc Climate Change, Management & Finance programme, considers Africa’s reliance on hydroelectric power, the impact of…
Category: Water
Tracing the white water: how vulnerable are water resources to melting glaciers?
On World Water Day 2018, a group of UK and Peruvian scientists will be visiting the glaciers of the Cordillera…
Wavering water: why round-the-clock urban water supply matters
Grantham PhD student Simon De Stercke looks at how Mumbai residents cope with just a few hours of running water…
Before the flood: protecting London’s future
Grantham Affiliate Dr Ana Mijic examines London’s vulnerability to flooding, and the infrastructure projects safeguarding the city’s future. This month…
UK floods: An uncertain future calls for flexible plans
Filip Babovic (Department of Civil Engineering) (@filipbabovic) looks back on the record-breaking floods experienced in the UK last December, asking…
Is climate change increasing the risk of armed conflict?
By Dr Flora Whitmarsh, Grantham Institute The recently published 2015 Global Peace Index, produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace, said…