Risk assessment

The upper-tier and unitary Local Authorities in the East Midlands have conducted service area risk assessments, using UKCP09 as a basis for understanding how the climate is likely to change. The upper-tier Local Authorities have also supported most of their District and Borough Councils to do the same.
 

East Midlands climate change risk assessment methodology 

A climate change risk assessment methodology was developed in the East Midlands, which we are happy to share, but please acknowledge the source: (c) East Midlands Planning to Adapt Project 2009-2011.
 

East Midlands Local Authority risk assessment outputs

Many of the Local Authorities have produced summaries of their risk assessment findings for their senior management and Elected Members. Some examples are below:

• Northamptonshire County Council and the Northamptonshire Districts have published a series of reports that document their progress against former NI 188, including summaries of their risk assessments. View the reports here.
• Leicestershire County Council's report to Cabinet by the Director of Environment and Transport, 9th March 2010. View the report here, scroll down to Item 141. Appendix 1 provides a summary of the risk assessment findings for council service delivery. Appendix 2 provides a summary of the risk assessment findings against Local Strategic Partnership objectives.
• Derbyshire County Council's report to the Technology and Recycling Cabinet by the Strategic Director Policy and Community Safety, 1st July 2010. View the report here.
   

Useful links

• UKCIP has several tools to help organisations assess their risks, including the Adaptation Wizard and the Risk Framework.
• UKCIP's 2003 publication "Climate adaptation: risk, uncertainty and decision making".
• Under the Climate Change Act's Adaptation Reporting Power, the first "benchmarker" organisations' reports have been published. These reports contain examples of climate change risk assessments by national infrastructure organisations.