the United Kingdom’s
sustainability tech industry,
in focus.

Urban Flood Risk Management

18.9% of this theme group

Researchers highlight challenges in predicting and mitigating flood impacts within cities and call for improved planning frameworks.

Flood myth (1,109) · Flooding (538) · Flood mitigation (250) · Flood risk management (83)

Flood risk and flood management

Flood resiliency approach for urban planning: critical review and future research agenda

Climate Change Governance

17.6% of this theme group

Papers examine political and economic barriers to climate action and the need for equitable policy solutions.

Climate change (995) · Political economy of climate change (223) · Global warming (140) · Climate justice (77)

Climate Change and Natural Disasters: Transforming Economies and Policies for a Sustainable Future

Public Perceptions Of Climate Change: Risk, Trust, and Policy

Agricultural Climate Vulnerability

16.3% of this theme group

Studies identify how changing climate threatens food production and stress the urgency of adaptive farming practices.

Agriculture (627) · Food security (300) · Climate change (755) · Agricultural productivity (90)

Climate change adaptation: Challenges for agricultural sustainability

A Comprehensive Review on Climate Change Adaptation Strategies and Challenges in Agriculture

Urban Climate Resilience

15.0% of this theme group

Research focuses on building resilient cities against climate stressors and developing metrics for adaptation success.

Resilience (601) · Climate change (559) · Climate resilience (230) · Urban resilience (107)

Shaping resilient buildings and cities: Climate change impacts, metrics, and strategies for mitigation and adaptation

Empowering Communities for Climate Resilience

Climate‑Related Financial Risk

11.9% of this theme group

Analyses reveal gaps in managing climate exposure within financial systems and call for stronger risk‑management tools.

Climate risk (290) · Climate Finance (147) · Climate change (560) · Risk management (129)

Climate Change and the Financial System

Managing Climate-Related Financial Risk: Prospects and Challenges

Psychological Climate Resilience

10.7% of this theme group

Works explore community mental‑health responses to climate threats and the importance of building social resilience.

Psychological resilience (564) · Climate change (534) · Resilience (305) · Climate resilience (161)

Assessing community resilience to climate change

Climate Adaptation and Resilience

Adaptation and Vulnerability

9.6% of this theme group

Literature discusses transforming vulnerable populations into resilient ones through targeted climate‑adaptation strategies.

Adaptation (315) · Climate change (530) · Vulnerability (212) · Climate change adaptation (82)

Climate change and development: adaptation through transformation

Transforming Vulnerability into Resilience: Strategies for Climate Adaptation

Limits of Climate‑Smart Agriculture

18.2% of this theme group

Authors caution that agricultural interventions may not fully offset climate impacts and stress context‑specific outcomes.

Agriculture (143) · Food security (57) · Climate change (158) · Agricultural productivity (26)

Conservation agriculture and climate resilience

Climate risks and adaptation strategies of farmers in East Africa and South Asia

Uncertainties in Flood Mitigation Design

16.8% of this theme group

Studies warn that engineered drainage solutions can underperform under variable hydrologic conditions.

Flood myth (193) · Hydrology (90) · Flooding (79) · Surface runoff (34)

Many-Objective Optimization of Sustainable Drainage Systems in Urban Areas with Different Surface Slopes

Evaluating the effectiveness of land use management as a natural flood management intervention in reducing the impact of flooding for an upl

Financial Market Exposure to Climate Risk

15.8% of this theme group

Research highlights hidden climate risks in investment portfolios and the need for transparent disclosure.

Climate risk (73) · Climate change (136) · Portfolio (20) · Stock (19)

Firm climate risk, risk management, and bank loan financing

Climate transition risk and bank lending

Equity Concerns in Climate Policies

14.6% of this theme group

Papers point out uneven social impacts of climate measures and the risk of deepening existing inequalities.

Climate change (165) · Political economy of climate change (21) · Global warming (19) · Climate risk (35)

Weather index insurance: promises and challenges of promoting social and ecological resilience to climate change

Unequal impacts of future droughts on global croplands: contributions of climate and land-use changes across different income groups

Reliability of Flood Risk Models

13.5% of this theme group

Analyses question the predictive accuracy of current flood‑risk assessments under evolving climate scenarios.

Flood myth (164) · Flooding (64) · Flood mitigation (39) · Flood risk management (16)

Better use and management of levees: reducing flood risk in a changing climate

Application of re/insurance models to estimate increases in flood risk due to climate change

Policy‑Driven Resilience Trade‑offs

12.5% of this theme group

Works discuss unintended consequences of climate policies on resource management and urban sustainability.

Resilience (55) · Climate change (94) · Climate resilience (29) · Environmental resource management (19)

Resilience implications of policy responses to climate change

Sustainable, green, and climate-resilient cities: an analysis of multilateral development banks

Community Adaptation Challenges

8.7% of this theme group

Research notes gaps between resilience theory and practical implementation in local climate‑adaptation projects.

Psychological resilience (95) · Resilience (46) · Climate change (76) · Climate resilience (26)

Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change

Food Security Under a Changing Climate: Exploring the Integration of Resilience in Research and Practice

Innovative Flood Risk Assessment

18.2% of this theme group

Studies propose new modeling and scenario tools to improve flood prediction and mitigation planning.

Flood myth (960) · Flooding (324) · Flood mitigation (215) · Flood risk assessment (108)

Land Use Scenario Modeling for Flood Risk Mitigation

Flood damage: a model for consistent, complete and multipurpose scenarios

Climate‑Resilient Development Strategies

16.3% of this theme group

Papers highlight emerging approaches for building adaptive capacity in vulnerable regions and sectors.

Climate change (751) · Adaptation (180) · Vulnerability (151) · Climate model (54)

Building Africa’s climate resilience: understanding the impacts and future strategies in the face of climate change

Changing Climate Changing Behaviour

Climate‑Smart Agricultural Practices

15.5% of this theme group

Research showcases novel farming techniques that enhance productivity while reducing climate vulnerability.

Agriculture (528) · Food security (192) · Agricultural productivity (69) · Climate change (438)

Exploring the dynamics of climate-smart agricultural practices for sustainable resilience in a changing climate

Enhancing climate resilience of cropping systems.

Integrated Urban Resilience Frameworks

14.5% of this theme group

Works present cross‑disciplinary models linking urban planning, psychology, and climate science for stronger cities.

Resilience (474) · Urban resilience (111) · Psychological resilience (229) · Climate change (375)

An Integrated Framework to Streamline Resilience in the Context of Urban Climate Risk Assessment

Climate change and emerging risks. Innovative urban climate services as a strategy to improve resilience of human systems.

Hydrologic Modeling for Flood Control

13.1% of this theme group

Studies develop GIS‑based and simulation tools to optimize flood mitigation in diverse watersheds.

Flood myth (611) · Hydrology (294) · Flooding (230) · Hydrograph (58)

Modeling effectiveness of management practices for flood mitigation using GIS spatial analysis functions in Upper Cilliwung watershed

Simulating the hydrologic impact of distributed flood mitigation practices, tile drainage, and terraces in an agricultural catchment

Urban Flood Resilience Technologies

12.7% of this theme group

Research introduces advanced drainage and monitoring systems aimed at future‑proofing cities against flooding.

Flood myth (623) · Flooding (331) · Urbanization (143) · Flood mitigation (181)

Methodology for flood resilience assessment in urban environments and mitigation strategy development

Modelling and resilience-based evaluation of urban drainage and flood management systems for future cities

Climate‑Risk Financial Instruments

9.8% of this theme group

Papers explore emerging finance mechanisms designed to price and manage climate‑related market risks.

Climate risk (235) · Climate change (354) · Portfolio (72) · Climate Finance (62)

Dissecting climate change risk and financial market instability: Implications for ecological risk management

Climate-related Financial Risks: Considering an Emerging Framework for Assessment and Disclosure in a Regulatory Perspective

London

70.4% across the displayed hubs

48 companies hiring · $8.7B disclosed funding

Cambridge

5.9% across the displayed hubs

5 companies hiring · $343.8M disclosed funding

Manchester

4.7% across the displayed hubs

7 companies hiring · $988.8M disclosed funding

Bristol

4.4% across the displayed hubs

4 companies hiring · $656.8M disclosed funding

Oxford

4.2% across the displayed hubs

2 companies hiring · $457.6M disclosed funding

Edinburgh

4.1% across the displayed hubs

6 companies hiring · $330.2M disclosed funding

Leeds

3.2% across the displayed hubs

1 companies hiring · $91.3M disclosed funding

Glasgow

3.2% across the displayed hubs

2 companies hiring · $99.5M disclosed funding