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title: Climate Change Event
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## Definition

**Climate Change Event** means an event, series of events or circumstance arising from the impacts of [Climate Change](https://chancerylaneproject.org/glossary/climate-change/) and prevents a party from performing its obligations under this agreement \[including an obligation to pay money\], and includes (but is not limited to):

(a) unavailability of water, clean air or other [Natural Capital](https://chancerylaneproject.org/glossary/natural-capital/) required by a party to manufacture or supply the \[products OR services\];

(b) hurricanes, tornados, floods and unusually severe rain, wind, snow and temperatures;

(c) disruption of \[critical\] infrastructure, logistics and transport systems relied on for the supply and distribution of key inputs or outputs;

(d) unsafe working conditions due to heat stress, extreme weather or increased disease;

(e) damage or disruption to food supply chains (including changes to crop growing patterns), housing or transport affecting the availability of food, shelter or transport for workers;

(f) unavailability of insurance as a result of actual or perceived physical impacts of [Climate Change;](https://chancerylaneproject.org/glossary/climate-change/)

(g) unavailability of workers as a result of actual or perceived physical impacts of [Climate Change;](https://chancerylaneproject.org/glossary/climate-change/)

(h) changes in soil conditions caused by increased precipitation, either over time or as a result of intense, single-day precipitation;

(i) changes to crop growing patterns; and

(j) \[_insert other adverse events_\].