Case Studies
Climate SouthWest home page > Case Studies
|
Case Studies |
|
|
Impacts on SW and Sectors:
Warming to the idea*
Young Climate Change
|
There is a growing range of case studies that are recommended and/or produced by Climate SouthWest*. See list below and click on appropriate subject area. * Note: Climate SouthWest was originally known as the South West Climate Change Impacts Partnership (SWCCIP). General Climate SouthWest case studies Case Studies sorted by sector:- UKCIP National Case Study Database - Visit UKCIP Case Studies page (on UKCIP's site) to find case studies of adaptation actions in the South West and beyond. General Climate SouthWest case studiesSomerset WAVE (Water Adaptation is Valuable for Everyone) project - Case study on the UKCIP website about a partnership project addressing water management issues and climate change adaptation in Somerset. Relevant to a range of sectors, including Agriculture & Forestry, Biodiversity, and Local Government. Link: http://www.ukcip.org.uk/government/local-authorities/case-studies/somerset/. An update on the project's process was also published in Spring 2011 and can be downloaded here: Somerset WAVE Case study (pdf 1.7Mb). Slapton Line Partnership - community adaptation case study - Case study about how a small Devon community is adapting to coastal change. Includes useful messages and project examples relevant to a range of sectors including tourism, business, transport, local government and communities: Slapton Line Partnership (pdf). See also the Climate SouthWest adaptation case studies produced for several sectors on this page. Agriculture and ForestryManaging land to reduce flood risk (Climate SouthWest 2011) - Following the severe flooding in East Devon in 2008, local farmers, the Environment Agency, Devon County Council and East Devon District Council have been working together to reduce flood risk through improving land management. Click on link: managing land (doc). Otter Farm - Read the Climate SouthWest Agriculture Case Study on how Otter Farm in Devon have adapted their processes to impacts of climate change: Otter Farm (pdf). Climate SouthWest's video about Otter Farm can be viewed on YouTube by clicking on this link: Climate Change Farm. BiodiversityA Changing Climate for Maritime Biodiversity: linking science to practice (SWCCIP et al 2009) - Case studies from the 'A Changing Climate for Maritime Biodiversity: linking science to practice' conference, held
on 5th November 2009, can be downloaded from Biodiversity South West's website at: http://www.biodiversitysouthwest.org.uk/res_cc_c01.php. The following case studies are available:
Restoring Mires on the Moors on Exmoor and Dartmoor (Environment Agency 2009) - click on link: www.environment-agency.gov.uk/research/planning/109010.aspx. Wildlife and habitats: Biodiversity Requires Adaptation in Northwest Europe under a Changing Climate (BRANCH) (Environment Agency 2009) - click on link: www.environment-agency.gov.uk/research/planning/109303.aspx. Parrett Catchment Project: Flood risk management and biodiversity, Somerset (2009) - Climate SouthWest case study on: The Parrett Catchment Project (pdf). Responding to the impacts of climate change on the natural environment: Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase (Natural England 2008) - A summary report from Natural England about one of their 'Character Area Climate Change Projects'. The report contains information about the potential impacts of climate change on the natural environment in the Dorset Downs and Cranbourne Chase and identifies the local responses required to assist adaptation. Click here for report on Natural England's website: NE - Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase. National Trust - Mansands managed retreat and wetlands project, South Devon: case study (December 2008) (pdf). Business and UtilitiesSee also the Tourism case studies for further examples of businesses adapting to climate change. See also the Slapton Line Partnership - community adaptation case study in the General Climate SouthWest Case Studies section above. Framptons - water management case study (2010) - Climate SouthWest Business Adaptation Case Study on water management at Framptons, a drinks manufacturer in Somerset. Click here to download: Framptons case study (pdf 1Mb). National Grid - National Grid & Climate SouthWest Utilities Adaptation Case Study on: Adapting to climate change, managing the risks - National Grid (pdf). Western Power Distribution - Climate SouthWest Utilities Adaptation Case Study on: flood protection by WPD for major substation site, Exeter (pdf). South West Water - Climate SouthWest Utilities Adaptation Case Study on: South West Water (doc). Boscastle 2004 Floods - Climate SouthWest Utilities Adaptation Case Study on the: Boscastle 2004 Floods (doc). Marketing and Climate Change - During 2007/08 the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), Horizon South West and Climate SouthWest ran two sets of action-learning workshops to help delegates take advantage of climate change-related opportunities. Topics included: using the UKCIP Business Areas Climate Impact Assessment Tool (BACLIAT); the results of new consumer research (co-commissioned by the project and undertaken by Future Foundations); the science behind climate change; and climate change communications techniques. Knowledge sharing was key to the project and participating companies are now sharing information about their actual experiences of future proofing within smaller 'buddy groups'. A number of publications have been produced as a result of the workshops and are available below:
Housing and ConstructionSustainable Homes case studies - examples of works undertaken by housing associations and others to adapt homes to climate change by reducing the impact of floods, overheating and water stress: Sustainable Homes 'Adapting Homes' case studies (external site). SW Regional Development Agency (SWRDA) case studies (2008 - 2009, uploaded April 2010) - The following sustainable construction case studies from SWRDA include systems that help keep buildings cool and naturally ventilated in high temperatures, as well as examples of water efficiency and flood resilience measures. Click on links:
Land use planning and adaptation: Royal William Yard, Plymouth (Environment Agency 2009) - click on link: www.environment-agency.gov.uk/research/planning/109008.aspx. The Met Office (May 2009) - The SWCCIP Construction Adaptation Case Study on: The Met Office (pdf). Developments adapting to climate change - case studies (January 2009 & December 2010) - Climate SouthWest have developed the following case studies of new developments in the South West that have incorporated climate change adaptation measures into their design. The case studies highlight key adaptation measures, the benefits of adapting, and how any barriers to implementation were overcome:-
Adapting to Climate Change: a case study companion to the checklist for development (2005) - An accompanying booklet to the above report which contains case studies demonstrating techniques or design features that improve resilience to the impacts of climate change: www.london.gov.uk/lccp/publications/docs/adapting-climate-change-case-study-ver2.pdf. Local GovernmentUKCIP local authority case studies database - Click on link: http://www.ukcip.org.uk/case-studies/. Adapting to climate change: local authority case studies (May 2011) - Climate SouthWest have developed the following local authority case studies following the completion of the SWIEP funded NI188 Coordinator project. The case studies below highlight how climate change adaptation has been integrated into local strategic partnership, local authority impacts assessment, corporate risk management and scenario planning. Click on each link to download:
Using UKCP09 in preparing a briefing paper for a county council (Devon County Council, 2010) - Devon County Council's Environment, Economy and Culture Overview & Scrutiny Committee requested a paper that demonstrated the difference in climate projections for Devon between UKCIP02 and UKCP09 to determine whether any immediate issues for the authority arising from the revised projections should be addressed. Click here to download from UKCP09 projections website: http://ukclimateprojections.defra.gov.uk/content/view/741/521/ . Building partnerships to create better places (Environment Agency, 2010) - a booklet of case studies from the Environment Agency showing some of the successes they have jointly achieved by working in partnership with local authorities and other partners. Two case studies from the South West are included; 'Reducing flood risk in Devon'; and 'Surface water management in Cornwall'. Click here to download from this website: EA - better places partnerships (pdf). Somerset County Council (May 2009) - Climate SouthWest Local Government Adaptation Case Study on Somerset County Council is available to download here: Somerset County Council (pdf). Adapting to Climate Change: local areas' action (June 2009) - A report produced for the Local and Regional Adaptation Partnership (LRAP) Board identifying 27 case studies under several adaptation themes. There are 3 case studies from the South West; 'Somerset County Council: Developing more 'climate-resilient' water systems'; 'Gloucestershire County Council: Building county-wide adaptive capacity through risk-management and awareness raising'; and 'Stroud District Council: Working with the Transition Towns initiative on adaptation'. Click here for pdf on external site: www.cagconsultants.net (pdf on external site). TourismSee also the Business and Utilities case studies for further examples of businesses adapting to climate change. See also the Slapton Line Partnership - community adaptation case study in the General Climate SouthWest Case Studies, and The Scarlet Hotel in the Housing and Construction sections above. Using UKCP09 to assess the impacts of climate change on tourism in the South West region (SW Tourism, Environment Agency and Climate SouthWest, 2010) - case study investigating the use of UKCP09 for exploring the likely impact on tourism comfort and seasonality, in the South West region. This will inform the refresh of the regional tourism strategy Towards 2015. Click here to download from UKCP09 projections website: http://ukclimateprojections.defra.gov.uk/content/view/688/521/. Falmouth Tourism Information Centre - ensuring business continuity after flooding (2010) - Climate SouthWest Tourism Adaptation Case Study: Falmouth Tourism Information Centre (doc). The National Trust and Shifting Shores (2009) - In 2005, a 279km stretch of National Trust coastline in the South West was identified as at risk from coastal erosion. Their 2009 'Shifting Shores' (pdf on external site) document highlights some of the issues and outlines their adaptation approach. The following specific case studies are also available on the National Trust website: South Milton Sands and Mullion Harbour. "Changing Climate - Changing Business" (2009) - A collection of short Climate SouthWest Tourism Adaptation Case Studies, which also feature in the film produced by Climate SouthWest and South West Tourism in 2009: tourism case studies 2009 (pdf) :-
TransportSee also the Slapton Line Partnership - community adaptation case study in the General Climate SouthWest Case Studies section above. A case study is being conducted by postgraduate PhD student David Dawson into the potential effects of sea-level rise on the main South West railway line near Dawlish. David has been awarded a GWR (Great Western Research) studentship, half-funded by the Regional Development Agency, and supported by Cornwall County Council, Devon County Council and Network Rail. He is supervised by Dr Roland Gehrels (University of Plymouth), assisted by Dr Jon Shaw and Alistair Hunt (University of Bath), The project will determine the impacts of sea-level rise on the West Country economy resulting from increased closure of the Exeter-Plymouth section of the London-Penzance railway line. The project aims to establish: (1) scenarios of rail closure for the Dawlish / Teignmouth railway section for the 21st century in the light of future sea-level rise predictions;
|
Website hosted by oursouthwest & managed by philharding.net
