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Climate change is happening and is due to human activities; along with warming, many other changes are occurring such as melting polar ice, rising sea levels and more frequent floods, droughts and heatwaves.
Foresight project which looked at the opportunities and challenges facing UK cities over the next 50 years.
Foresight project looking at how science can reduce the impacts of natural disasters.
Foresight project looking at the important future trends, challenges and opportunities for the UK from the sea.
Materials from the Foresight 'Future of an ageing population' project, which analysed the challenges and opportunities of an ageing society.
Dstl ensures the UK armed forces have the required weapons capability through research, development and demonstration of advances in science and technology.
Find out about the long-term effects some people can have after having COVID-19.
Documents relating to the Changing Futures programme.
Information and guidance on Social Outcomes Partnerships (also known as Social Impact Bonds) and the Life Chances Fund.
The 2023 Health Effects of Climate Change (HECC) report highlights how climate change intensifies and increases the frequency of extreme weather. This page provides key takeaways from the HECC report, specifically on the hazard: heat.
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