Local Partnerships Adaptation Toolkit

Summary

The Climate Adaptation Toolkit is a five-step process designed to help local authorities prepare for the impacts the current and future climate could have on authority, residents, and the services provided. [originally developed by the former UK Climate Impacts Programme]

What is the toolkit for?

This toolkit has been structured to guide authorities through each stage of developing a strategy and action plan for adaptation, as a facilitation tool that seeks to bridge the technical guidance from the Climate Change Risk Assessment 3 (CCRA3) and the practicalities of local government.  It has been designed for use at a team, service or organisational level.

Each stage outlines what you can do, what information you need to gather, some guiding questions, and how to record the information.

This toolkit is intended to be read and used alongside other existing guidance documents and tools, including the Met Office Local Authority Climate Service to aid you develop your understanding of climate risk and resilience for your organisation.

Source: Local Partnerships Adaptation Toolkit PDF

Risk and Opportunities Matrix

The risk and opportunities matrix includes a list of all 61 risks from the CCRA3, mapped against the different council service areas, authority types and who they are a risk to. This matrix can be filtered to see which risks are applicable to your authority type and service area.