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| Generic examples |
| Scoping studies to identify the nature of climate risks, vulnerabilities and opportunities associated with current climate and projected changes, including identifying these risks in the context of non-climatic risks. |
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| Conducting risk-based assessments to evaluate current and future climate and non-climate risks and opportunities. |
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| Increased understanding of climate and climate change, including through climate and socio-economic scenario development. |
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| Developing and testing improved decision support tools, and adaptation options and technologies. |
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| Undertaking technical/quantitative impact and adaptation assessments. |
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| Specific examples |
| A scoping study undertaken as part of the Defra cross-regional research programme assessed the impact of climate change on the management of water resource zones, and existing water infrastructure (in particular, the effect of realistic scenarios of single extreme events, and combinations of extreme events), considered the adequacy of current policy and guidance for managing water resources in the context of climate change, recommended how decision-making and management could be improved. |
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| Gardening in the Global Greenhouse: The impacts of climate change on gardens in the UK – a scoping study looking at the impacts of climate change on UK gardens (both domestic and heritage gardens) and on the industry serving the gardening community. |
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| Building Knowledge for a Changing Climate (BKCC) – a portfolio of research projects which looks at how climate change will affect different aspects of the buildings, transport and utilities infrastructure, including addressing research needs in responding to those impact. |
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| Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER) – A Survey of Scottish Local Authority Activities on Climate Change – good practices from a number of Scottish LAs, both at a strategic level and in terms of service level response. Further actions are also identified that could help promote further action, including adaptation. |
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