Risk identification and assessment

Over the past 15 months, one of the country’s worst marine environmental disasters has been unfolding in South Australia.

A new study suggests the world is far less likely to experience a single, planet-wide drought than previously feared.

This study proposes a methodology to characterise land degradation and desertification in the European Union

Research from the University of Oxford has ranked 205 of the world's largest cities by their risk from extreme heat, identifying where people are most in danger as global temperatures rise.

Nearly 1 in 5 people globally are at high risk from climate hazards, living in areas exposed to extreme weather with limited capacity to recover from its impacts.

The State of the Climate in the South-West Pacific 2025 report documents how the region had its second warmest year on record (behind 2024), with extreme weather causing widespread disruption, economic damage, and loss of life.

The vast ocean expanse in the South-West Pacific is becoming hotter and more acidic, harming local economies and marine ecosystems, whilst rising sea levels threaten vulnerable coastal communities and low-lying island nations.