Resources in the Publications category

Building Business Resilience in the Midlands

Climate East Midlands, with our counterparts Sustainability West Midlands, have completed a survey of SMEs across the Midlands. The survey is part of an Environment Agency-funded project to build business resilience to climate change.

The survey aimed to establish: how businesses have been impacted by extreme weather events, whether businesses have considered the potential impacts of extreme weather events, what action businesses have taken to adapt to extreme weather events, and what additional support businesses need to help them to adapt.

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Planning for Climate Change - new national guidance

This new national guidance, published on 25/4/2012 by the Town and Country Planning Asociation on behalf of the Planning and Climate Change Coalition guidance updates the earlier guide published in 2010 which itself was based on the draft Planning Policy Statement (PPS) on climate and energy, Planning for a Low Carbon Future in a Changing Climate, published in March 2010.

The guidance has been developed to reflect the Localism Act and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) through cross-sector dialogue, using the wide-ranging expertise of the Planning and Climate Change Coalition. The Guide is divided into two parts; Part 1 sets the context on climate change, Part 2 offers a set of principles and good practice guidance which local authorities and communities may find helpful in preparing their plans and implementing them through development management.

The new guide is supported and sponsored by Climate UK, the national network of climate change partnerships which includes Climate East Midlands.

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Vantage Point modelling scenarios

This resource contains 4 reports at the regional level, with data disaggregated at sub-regional level for 4 scenarios modelled for the period 2020, 2035, and 2050:

investigating the impact of the Low Carbon Transition plan, based on current national policy
maximal use of biomass
maximal use of solar
one example of how to meet the national target by scaling up deployable measures

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Planning for Hydropower: Planning Advice

Planning for Hydropower: Planning Advice has been produced by AMEC on behalf of Climate East Midlands, as part of the East Midlands Skills Programme, and is jointly funded by the Environment Agency. It is intended to help local planning authorities, the Environment Agency, developers and other stakeholders better understand the complex planning issues associated with hydropower schemes in the East Midlands Region (and elsewhere in England) and to encourage a more joined-up approach to determining applications for their deployment. The advice applies to England only, as there are differences in planning legislation and guidance in the devolved administrations.

For further information about the project see the following link: http://www.climate-em.org.uk/projects/hydropower/

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NHS Nottingham City Local Climate Impacts Profile (LCLIP)

In 2007, NHS Nottingham City was the first Primary Care Trust in the UK to conduct a Local Climate Impacts Profile (LCLIP). The aim of the LCLIP was to identify how severe weather events had affected NHS services in and around Nottingham in the last 10 years. The LCLIP was updated in 2009, to take account of recent policy developments. The aim of the project was to help NHS services in Nottingham move from a reactive approach to responding to severe weather, towards proactive adaptation to build resilience to cope with the likelihood of increasingly frequent severe weather events. The main impacts identified though interviews were:

transport disruptions
school closures (leading to staff taking time off work to care for their children)
increased workload
indoor temperatures becoming too hot, and damage to buildings e.g. from storms
costs (though exact amounts were not specified)

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East Midlands Information Pack 2012 (UK CCRA)

The UK CCRA

The UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) 2012 has now been published. It is the first assessment of its kind for the UK and the first in a 5 year cycle. It provides underpinning evidence that can be used by Government to help inform priorities for action and appropriate adaptation measures. It also highlights where more work is needed to understand the scale and nature of the risks, and to help us consider what action we need to take. As such it will inform the development of the National Adaptation Programme (NAP) which UK Government will publish in 2013.

View the full suite of national documents here

Regional CCRA Packs

To coincide with the publication of the UK CCRA 2012 and given the importance of local adaptation action, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) commissioned Climate UK (the Climate Change Partnerships across England - including Climate East Midlands) to produce an information pack to highlight key risks and opportunities from climate change within each area. The pack for the East Midlands can be downloaded below. You can view the other regional information packs by following the links to the other partnerships via the Climate UK webpage.

Case Studies

Alongside the regional information packs, Defra also asked Climate UK to produce a set of case studies from across the country that help to illustrate current weather impacts and future climate risks. The two from the East Midlands are the Lincolnshire Coast and the Peak District, two very different areas which each face a different set of complex challenges and opportunities. These can be downloaded individually, or in the whole set of 18, below.

Next Steps

Drawing on information within the CCRA and other local evidence, the analysis illustrates what climate change may mean for people, businesses, community and charitable groups, local authorities, and other organisations across key sectors, in the East Midlands. It also highlights where there is a strong case for greater local action. Your views on this assessment will be critical for us to contribute to the next step in the process, which is the development of the National Adaptation Programme (NAP), led by Defra and also the development of the Environment Agency’s new role as the adaption delivery body in England.

The NAP

The National Adaptation Programme (NAP) will set out what policies and actions are needed to take action on the risks (and opportunities) from climate change. Defra aim to co-create this with involvement from all relevant stakeholders, and to ensure a strong local component. A key part of this will be informed by the ‘Call for Views’ which means individuals, businesses, local authorities, community, charitable or voluntary organisations can tell Defra:

how climate risks affect us;
the most urgent areas for action;
what action is already underway to address risks;
the key barriers to addressing risks;
of new or innovative actions or opportunities for addressing risks.

This will be a key opportunity for us to feed in our own unique perspectives as the National Adaptation Programme (NAP) is being developed. To take part in the Call for Views follow http://engage.defra.gov.uk/nap This exercise will last until April 2012.

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Map of the Derwent catchment

This map shows the the Derwent catchment showing locations of barriers on rivers and local planning authority boundaries. This will be the main area of study for the East Midlands hydropower project.

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Climate Change and the East Midlands Economy

The East Midlands Development Agency (emda) commissioned the Met Office to examine the way weather has influenced the economy of the East Midlands in recent years, and consider how climate change may influence these relationships throughout the 21st century. The report was published in 2010, and is available from the emda Knowledge Bank, an online searchable database of emda's legacy documents. For ease of downloading, the "Climate Change and the East Midlands Economy" 2010 report, and its Appendix, are also available here.

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Renewable energy and green roofs leaflet

A leaflet on Renewable Energy and Green Roofs has been developed by Daventry District Council and the Environment Agency to provide information on micro-renewable energy technologies and green roofs for new homes, buildings and extensions. The leaflet aims to provide particular guidance on building regulations and planning permission with regards to renewable energy technologies and green roofs as this is something that is regularly queried along with the government's recent financial incentives of the feed-in-tariff scheme and forthcoming renewable heat incentive. The leaflet is available in pdf format and can be made available in Word for other local authorities to tailor to their need. For more information, please contact Alice Ellis at Daventry District Council on 01327 871100 or email [email protected].

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The Wrapper newsletter library

You can view our newsletters via www.yudu.com above, with 'page turning technology', or download as conventional pdf's below.

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Inspiring Leaders

Inspiring Leaders on climate change is one strand of activity in the Climate East Midlands Skills Programme. This project will provide decision makers with a range of opportunities to visit people, places and projects that demonstrate the realities of tackling climate change locally, and to learn from those who have helped make them happen.

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Well Adapting East Midlands

Well Adapting East Midlands is one strand of activity in the Climate East Midlands Skills Programme. This project will provide continuing support to local authorities and their strategic partners in becoming more resilient to extreme weather and better adapted to the future climate.

The first project milestone was to publish a series of Local Climate Impact Profiles for the East Midlands, each of which can be downloaded below. These short research projects looked at the impacts of extreme weather on local areas, communities and public services to see how well prepared local authorities in particular are for the current and future climate.

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Fit for the Future? A report of the Low Carbon Health Service Conference and Marketplace

"Fit for the Future? A Low Carbon Health Service Conference and Marketplace" was held on 18th November 2010, during Changing Climate Weeks. It was organised by the East Midlands NHS Sustainable Development Network, and developed in partnership with Climate East Midlands and Sustrans in the region. You can download the report of the conference, which gives an overview of the speeches, workshops and marketplace.

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The Wrapper edition 4 Autumn 2010

This is the fourth edition of The Wrapper newsletter, which includes the outline programme for Changing Climate Weeks 2 throughout November and a really interesting and exciting mix of stories including:

Royal approval for the Meadows Ozone Energy Services Company (MOZES)
A new East Midlands Mayday Network for businesses on climate change
Details of the winners of this year's Carbon Positive Awards (Boots, Loughborough University and Larkfleet Group)
Almost £1m for the East Midlands to build skills for tackling climate change within local government
Carbon reduction programmes for councils, schools and NHS Trusts all getting underway
10th Anniversary of the Nottingham Declaration on Climate Change
Approval of plans for the UK's first gasification power plant in Boston, which will run on waste wood and sewage sludge
Vive Le National Trust! how a trainee gardener at Hardwick Hall went to learn about gardening in the warmer climate of southern France
More sand for Lincolnshire beaches and more woods for Leicestershire

Enjoy!

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Weathering the Storm: a business guide to climate change adaptation

Climate East Midlands has fully updated its guide to help businesses increase their resilience to severe weather and climate change, called "Weathering the storm: saving and making money in a changing climate." The guide was originally published in 2010, and has been updated in 2012. Updates include revised text and refreshed links and sources of further information.

This highly accessible guide introduces businesses to how the climate is likely to change and what it will mean for them. Sections on insurance, premises, people, utilities, IT and data security, suppliers, logistics and delivery, products, processes, stock and raw materials set out the issues to consider, action to take, and where to find further information. Also covered are the issues specific to agricultural and horticultural businesses. Case studies give real-life examples of organisations that have taken action increase their resilience.

This publication has been produced as part of the Environment Agency funded Building Business Resilience project.

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DEFRA Future Worlds Images

The six images presented here show potential ways to adapt to climate change in both urban and natural environments, based on our understanding of what the climate will be like in 2030. The images show:

a 2030s domestic house
a 2030s cityscape
2030s major infrastructure
a future farm
2030s countryside
2030s coastal

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Elected Member Workbook on Climate Change

"Climate Change: Key Facts and the Business Case"

This is a workbook published by the IDeA Leadership Academy, for elected members.

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Where does your timber come from? Help for Local Authorities

Published by The Central Point of Expertise for TImber Procurement (CPET), the Timber Trade Federation, and WWF, this leaflet contains timber procurement facts, six steps to implementing a sustainable timber policy, and dispels myths. It also signposts where to go for further support and information.

This resource relates to the Sustainable Timber Procurement session at the "Carbon Allsorts" event on 15th July 2010, during Changing Climate Weeks.

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Acting on CO2 in the East Midlands (2010, mitigation)

Climate change mitigation case studies are featured in the Government Office for the East Midlands' Spring 2010 edition of “Acting on CO2 in the East Midlands".

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Acting on CO2 in the East Midlands (2009, adaptation)

Published by the Government Office for the East Midlands, the Acting on CO2 booklet 2009 contains case studies of activities and projects which demonstrate adaptation to a changing climate.

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Acting on CO2 in the East Midlands (2008, mitigation)

Published by the Government Office for the East Midlands, the Acting on CO2 booklets provide a snapshot of what is happening in the region to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to a changing climate.

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Adapting Through Natural Interventions project report

Final report (May 2010) of the Adapting Through Natural Interventions project delivered for Climate East Midlands by consultants Aecom. This literature review considered how the natural environment can help us adapt to a changing climate and also incorporated a scoping study for a decision making tool to help quantify the socio-economic benefits of different kinds of natural environment interventions.

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The Wrapper Newsletter: Summer 2010

This is the third edition of our quarterly newsletter and includes a programme of events we've called Changing Climate Weeks (Summer 2010).

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The potential impacts of climate change in the East Midlands

The regional climate change impacts study was first carried out in 2000. Here you can download the Summary Report, which assumes no prior knowledge, and the Technical Report, which is intended for the specialist reader. An updated Technical Report, produced in 2004, is also available, and takes into account the UKCIP02 climate projections. We are currently working to update the findings in the light of the UKCP09 climate projections.

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