New centre established to tackle environmental risk

A new centre dedicated to helping the Government understand natural and environmental risk has started work.

The collaborative Centre of Excellence in Understanding and Managing Natural and Environmental Risk is based at Cranfield University and will provide world-leading evidence and expertise on environmental risks such as flooding, animal and plant disease, and adapting to climate change.

The centre will work closely with Defra to assess the probabilities and impacts of these risks and... (236 more words)

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