Paul O'Hare

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July 3, 2025

Your essential guide to climate finance

Mark Maslin, UCL; Alix Dietzel, University of Bristol; Amani Maalouf, University of Oxford; Dongna Zhang, Northumbria University, Newcastle; Doug Specht, University of Westminster; Mathias Weidinger, University of Oxford; Meilan Yan, Loughborough University; Narmin Nahidi, University of Exeter; Paul O'Hare, Manchester Metropolitan University, and Sankar Sivarajah, Kingston University

Key climate finance terms explained by experts.

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April 28, 2025

Five ways to make cities more resilient to climate change

Paul O'Hare, Manchester Metropolitan University

Progressive adaptation could ensure society is not only better prepared for future shocks, but thrives in the face of uncertainty.

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May 24, 2024

Why it’s not ‘alright’ if your dog is friendly

Paul O'Hare, Manchester Metropolitan University

Pets’ bad behaviour can place owners under a lot of strain, research shows.

Conisborough is among multiple towns and villages heavily affected by flooding along the River Don. Peter Powell/EPA

November 15, 2019

Flood survivors should be given proper support – instead they’re told to get ‘resilient’

Paul O'Hare, Manchester Metropolitan University and Iain White, University of Waikato

Current policy to manage and protect people from flooding disadvantages those who are most vulnerable.

A man carries belongings from his home in a flooded neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas. EPA-EFE/TANNEN MAURY

September 19, 2017

Hurricanes, flood insurance and the dangers of ‘business as usual’

Paul O'Hare, Manchester Metropolitan University; Angela Connelly, Lancaster University, and Iain White, University of Waikato

The insurance industry should help its customers prepare for future catastrophes instead of burying it’s head in the sand.

Chertsey: never have so many, owed so much, to one sausage. Ki Price/PA

February 18, 2014

Beyond sandbags – how to defend your house from flooding

Angela Connelly, University of Manchester; Iain White, University of Waikato; Nigel Lawson, University of Manchester, and Paul O'Hare, Manchester Metropolitan University

For much of the 20th century, faith has rested in bigger and better defences to hold back floodwaters. But repeated flooding has shown that large defences cannot, and should not, be the sole focus. The…

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