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| We will add links to downloadable publications we find on the topic of adaptation to climate change. Please come back soon to check out any new documents.
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|  UKCIP case study of WCCP - Adaptation , Warwickshire Climate Change Partnership website contains a section on adaptation with accessible information on the local strategy and actions, including case studies and links to further information.
Planning for Climate Change (pdf, 2260 kb), guidance and model policies for local authorities. Fairness and justice must be at the heart of the debate about ways forward, alongside an acknowledgement of the need for risk-taking and innovation.
Climate Change risk Assessment, newsletter issue 1. (133 kb, pdf).
How well prepared is the UK for climate change?, Adaptation Sub-Committee, September 2010. Even with strong international action on mitigation, past and present emissions mean that the climate will continue to change and the UK will need to respond (adaptation). (3356 kb, PDF).
Warwickshire Climate Change Scenarios, drought / heatwave; heavy rain / flooding / storms and gales; low temperatures and heavy snow. WCC's Risk Management Team October 2010. (1761 kb, pdf).
Adapting to Climate Change - a new approach, Defra September 2010. Average temperatures for Central England have risen by nearly 1.0C and the last decade was the warmest on record. (73 kb, pdf).
Whatever the weather, managing the risks from a changing climate, CBI, 2010, climate changes will have a dramatic impact on business operations, consumer behaviour and the construction and maintenance of the infrastructure on which we all rely. (3535 kb, pdf).
Green Infrastructure- an evidence base for Birmingham, July 2010. The project was funded by Birmingham City Council through the Birmingham Climate Change Adaptation Partnership who are undertaking a challenging programme of work to develop an understanding of the climate risks they face at varying scales within the city.
Health Effects of Climate Change in the West Midlands, technical report This report draws attention to the significant health impacts that are likely to occur in our region during this century.
Health Effects of Climate Change in the West Midlands, summary report Climate change is perhaps the most significant long-term risk that the West Midlands will face in this century. Although widely viewed as just an environmental issue, climate change has consequences for the health of the population of our Region. These health impacts are already apparent in the West Midlands and their magnitude will only increase as the century progresses.
House of Commons Report - Adapting to Climate Change, Regardless of how successful we are in efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, climate change will affect people, business and public services in the future. The need to adapt to climate change is poorly understood by the public, much of business and many in the public sector. The Government must build awareness and support for the wide-ranging and urgent programme of action that is needed. It must make it clear, that if we are to protect people, property and prosperity and safeguard the natural environment, adapting to climate change is at least as essential as cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
Bristol Peak Oil Report. In 2008 oil prices hit record levels of $147/barrel. This event, alongside growing evidence that the global energy picture is changing has led the Bristol Green Capital Momentum Group and Bristol City Council to consider the issue of peak oil and its probable effects on the future prosperity of Bristol.
UKCIP projections 09 - Guide for Councillor's. This publication, produced in conjunction with Defra and UKCIP, offers key decision makers in local authorities a short introduction into the projections: what they are, what they aren’t, and how they can help in making key decisions.
Health Effects of Climate Change in the West Midlands, draft preliminary report, December 2009. This study aims to assess the effects of climate change on health in the West Midlands. It covers a wide variety of diseases and health effects that could be affected by climate change, and provides numerical projections for specific health effects (where data is available) for the West Midlands up until the end of the century.
Climate Change and Indigenous People, Survival International Report, 2009. Indigenous people are on the frontline of climate change. Living in parts of the world where its impacts are greatest and depending largely, or exclusively, on the natural environment for their livelihoods, culture and lives, they are more vulnerable to climate change than anyone else on earth.
Combating Climate Change - a role for UK forests, Read Report, November 2009. This report examines the abilities of the UK’s trees, forests and forest products to absorb and retain the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. What emerges is an urgent need to increase the extent of forest cover in the UK so that we can make an appropriate contribution to the global requirement for mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions.
Challenge or Opportunity? How to plan for climate change, November 2009
This report is aimed at decision makers from a non-environmental background. It sets out to explain the challenges faced by different policy areas but also to identify opportunities that come from the climate change agenda.
Global Warning! The Impact of Meat Production and Consumption on Climate Change, R K Pachauri, Chairman, IPCC, Director-General, TERI, London, 8thSeptember 2008
Presentation. 1 kg of beef is responsible for the equivalent of the amount of CO2 emitted by the average European car every 250 km, and burns enough energy to light a 100-watt bulb for 20 days
Idea - adapting to climate change case studies
Provides examples of how local authorities and their partners are adapting to climate change to help inform wider action.
LAA Reward Guidance, February 2009
This document explains how entitlement to performance reward grant (PRG) will be calculated for local area agreements (LAAs) that started in 2008.
Climate Change - Adapting to the Inevitable, IMechE 2009
Given that the majority of existing infrastructure will continue to be operational for at least another 100–200 years, this report aims to look at climatic conditions beyond 2100 and examines
changes to our planet over the next 1,000 years. We have then considered how engineers might help adapt our world to these changes over the next few centuries.
Impact Assessment of PPS1 Planning and Climate Change. Climate change is the greatest long-term challenge facing the world today. Used positively, planning has a significant contribution to make both to meeting the UK’s emissions targets and to ensuring sustainable communities appropriate for the climate change now accepted as inevitable. Planning is one of the elements required in a successful response to climate change because of its ability to influence the location, scale, mix and character of development.
Warwickshire Climate Change Adaptation Report
Review of climate data and scenarios to identify potential sensitivities within Warwickshire and an assessment of current adaptation within key organisations in the county.
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| Climate Safety - in case of emergency. Climate Safety presents an examination of recent climate science which brings two important messages. The first is that climate change is accelerating more rapidly and dangerously than most in the scientific community had expected or that the IPCC in its 2007 Report presented. The second is that, because political inaction has delayed progress for so long, the imperative for extremely urgent action on both national and global scales is now paramount. |
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| Public Space Lessons - Adapting Public Space to Climate Change, July 2008
CABE Space briefing that sets out lessons learned both in the UK and around the world from using public space to help adapt to climate change. |
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| Eco-towns - back to the future?, July 2008
Local Government Association report in response to the Government's proposal on eco-towns. |
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| The Pitt Review - Learning the Lessons from the 2007 floods, June 2008
Cabinet report prepared by Sir Michael Pitt, calling for urgent and fundamental changes in the way the country is adapting to the increased risk of flooding. |
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| Woodland Actions for Biodiversity and their Role in Water Management, June 2008
Woodland Trust report that reviews national and international peer-reviewed and 'grey' literature on the positive and negative, direct and indirect, impacts of trees and woodland in temperate systems on water resources. Projected impacts of climate change are taken into account. |
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| The Health Impact of Climate Change - Promoting Sustainable Communities, April 08
Guidance document issued by the Department of Health to stimulate action for the Public Health role, in addressing climate change and promoting sustainable communities to ensure health improvements and reduce inequalities. |
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| Health Effects of Climate Change Report, Feb 08
Update report by the Health Protection Agency, in partnership with the Department of Health. Updates previous report published in 2001/02 and concentrates solely on the impacts of climate change on human health, covering issues such as heatwaves. |
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| Biodiversity, Climate Change & Poverty, Feb 08
Briefing from the International Institute for Environment & Development that highlights the inextricable links between biodiversity and poverty and in turn explores the impacts that climate change is having on both. |
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| A Climate of Change - Summary Report, Nov 07
Summary version of the Local Government Association (LGA) Commission report on what needs to be done to tackle climate change. |
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| Pitt Review Interim Report, Dec 07
Interim report that outlines the lessons learned from the 2007 summer floods and puts forward recommendations to help the country adapt and deal more effectively with future flooding incidents. |
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| Climate Change - the cost of inaction and the cost of adaptation', European Environment Agency, Dec 07
Reviews existing information on economic costs of climate change at a European level; highlights the need for improved information on impacts of climate change and the need to monitor how effective adaptation strategies and actions are; help European countries learn from 'good practice'; identify research needs. |
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| Adapting to Climate Change in Europe - option for EU action, June 2007
European Commission's green paper on adaptation, which complements the Commission's proposals for early and deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. |
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| Adapting to Climate Change: a Checklist for Development
Guidance to designing developments in a changing environment. |
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| Axa report on Climate Change and its Effects on Small Businesses in the UK
Axa research that examines: analysis of insurance claims data; telephone survey of small businesses in a flood hazard areas; focus groups in areas that have experienced severe flooding. |
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| Preparing for Climate Change - a Practical Guide for Small Businesses
Axa guidance booklet offering small businesses general advice on how to manage climate change risks. |
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| Climate Proofing Redhill Primary School, Worcester
UKCIP Adaptation wizard report on climate adaptation measures included in the design of a primary school. |
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| Joint Nature Conservation Committee - climate change adaptation and biodiversity
Provides links to key climate change adaptation publications related to biodiversity. |
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| If you have any queries or know of any publications that should be added to the website, please contact the Climate Change team by emailing climatechange@warwickshire.gov.uk |
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