Just adaptation responses to climate change in the UK

Funding: Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Start Date: 2011

End Date: 2012

Involved staff: Jouni Paavola

This project explores existing approaches to local adaptation in the UK and how they take account of social justice issues. The project also seeks to support the future development of just local strategic responses by developing tools to assist in strategic decision-making about approaches and interventions. The project focuses on adaptation to riverine and coastal flooding and heat. The project will conduct a survey of adaptation plans and strategies in the UK local authorities. The survey will be complemented with three case studies in locations that face different climate change impacts and have different patterns of vulnerability. The case study sites are London Borough of Islington, Scottish Highlands and City of York. The project is funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's programme on Climate Change and Social Justice and forms part of the work of CCCEP.

Partners: SQW