Just 20 of 6,600 Defra staff working on climate adaptation amid drought and wildfires

AI justification

Institutional neglect of climate adaptation directly enables harm to ecosystems, food security, and human rights. | The revelation of extreme understaffing in Defra’s climate adaptation efforts constitutes a concrete institutional failure to protect environmental and human rights. While the FOI disclosure itself may spur accountability, the current staffing levels directly violate the state’s obligation to safeguard citizens from climate-induced harm, with cascading risks to food security, water