Derry City and Strabane District CouncilClimate Change Adaptation Plan 2020-2025

UK Climate Change Risk
Climate change risks interact and impact across multiple sectors including; buildings, infrastructure, health, service delivery
(including effects on staff, buildings and equipment), communities, and individuals.
The UK National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies lists climate change and severe weather events as major risks to society. This
includes flooding, storms, heatwaves, poor air quality and wildfires (UK Government, 2017).
The UK government issues a Climate Change Risk Assessment every five years part of which includes a Northern Ireland detailed
technical evidence report which in turn informs the Northern Ireland Climate Change Adaptation Programme –prepared by the
Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.
Top six areas of inter-related climate change risks for the United Kingdom
HIGH
MEDIUM
LOW
Flooding and coastal change risks to communities, businesses and infrastructure (Ch3, Ch4, Ch5,
Ch6)
Risks to health, well-being and productivity from high temperatures (Ch5, Ch6)
Risk of shortages in the public water supply, and for agriculture, energy generation and industry (Ch3,
Ch4, Ch5, Ch6)
Risk to natural capital including terrestrial, coastal, marine and freshwater ecosystems, soils and
biodiversity (Ch3)
Risk of domestic and international food production and trade (Ch3, Ch6, Ch7)
New and emerging pests and diseases, and invasive non-invasive species, affecting people, plants and
animals (Ch3, Ch6, Ch7)
NOW -----> RISK MAGNITUDE -----> FUTURE
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ACTION
NEEDED
RESEARCH
PRIORITY
(ASC, 2016)
See Appendix 2 summary table of NI Risks
Further details of Northern Ireland climate change risks are contained in the Adaptation Plan Supplementary Information Document.
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