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Table 2 Summary of opportunities and threats identified by individual stakeholders
Opportunities Threats
Social impacts More active outdoor lifestyles improve
quality of life. Increase in cycling and
walking will reduce strain on transport
systems.
New migrants will bring new skills and
cultural richness particularly with regard to
living in a warmer climate.
Opportunity to develop sustainable houses
and neighbourhoods.
Environmental impacts Climate change as a driver for greater
environmental awareness and action:
Sustainable Urban Drainage.
Renewable energy.
Positive review of environmental policy.
Improved green space management.
Economic impacts Increased demand for ‘green products and
services’ including renewable energy.
Evaluation of Initial Workshop
Increase in London’s tourism and leisure
markets.
New opportunities for carbon trading.
Adverse health effects related to increased
exposure to heat and UV-radiation.
Potential for increased social disorder due
to rise in temperature and associated
stress.
Environmental refugees, increasing the
burden on the social/welfare state.
Habitat loss with little opportunity for
species migration due to fragmented habitat
zones.
Water stress - reduced summer availability
for domestic, commercial, industrial and
wildlife requirements (particularly wetlands).
Increased incidents of flooding including
sewer flooding.
Large impact on insurance industry - large
pay outs, reduced cover, dented investor
confidence.
Mitigation funding and planning procedures
are not in place.
Will funding climate change (impact)
mitigation adversely impact business or
vulnerable areas of society.
Forty one of the participants completed an evaluation form after the workshop. The feedback,
on the whole, was positive with the majority of people enjoying the workshop. Thirty seven of
the participants completing an evaluation were interested in making a further contribution to the
study through the workstreams. The evaluation results and comments are also provided in the
Appendix.
Environmental Workstream
The Environmental Workstream Workshop held on the 10 th May was attended by a broad range
of delegates representing key organisations - including the GLA, Thames Gateway, London
Development Agency, Thames Water, the EA and UKCIP. The workshop was designed to
allow the stakeholders to consider the practical consequences of the UKCIP02 scenarios and to
expand on areas of particular concern, highlighted at the main stakeholder event, within the
context of environmental/water issues of London.
The workshop identified numerous groups that are already acting to monitor and mitigate the
effects of environmental change in London and the South East. Notes from the workshop were
circulated for approval and further comment, and the information consolidated in Section 5.