Impacts on SW and
background information
Sectors:
Warming to the idea*
*SW Climate Change Impact Scoping Study including report summary and technical report
This scoping study (dated January 2003 - see below to open contents) has been initiated and supported by
the South West Climate Change Impacts Partnership (SWCCIP).
The study recognises the importance of the mitigation of climate change (reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases) as
part of a wider sustainability agenda. Nevertheless, the explicit focus of this study is on adapting to the potential impacts of climate change.
The study forms part of the series of regional Scoping Studies undertaken across the United Kingdom under the auspices of the
UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP). The SW's report "Warming to the idea" was launched at special events (sponsored by the Environment Agency and the Government Office for the South West) that were held in Bristol and Plymouth in January 2003.
For further information on SWCCIP or hard copies of any chapters of the
technical report if you encounter difficulty downloading, please contact the SWCCIP direct (contact details on the SWCCIP Home Page).
Note. For information on the new UKCP09 - UK Climate Projections click here: UKCIP - UKCP09 (external site).
To open each Chapter, click on the links below:
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SUMMARY REPORT ( - for TECHNICAL REPORT see below )
Click on links to open each file (pdf):-
1. Introduction & Key Messages
2. Our Changing Climate
3. Our Natural Environment
4. Our Society & Infrastructure
5. Our Economy
6. Our Local Authorities, the way forward and summary tables
TECHNICAL REPORT
Click on links below to open each file (pdf). NOTE: To find the particular subject that you are interested in, it is recommended that you look at pages 5 and 6 of the Executive Summary & Contents to see the detailed contents list of this report.
Chapter 1 Introduction (Background, Definitions, Aims and Objectives, Context, Scope, etc)
Chapter 2 Other research etc on climate change impacts
Chapter 3 Climate Change Scenarios for Planet Earth
Chapter 4 The South West Region
Chapter 5 Climate in the South West
Chapter 6 Natural Environment Domains
Chapter 7 Society and Infrastructure Domains
Chapter 8 Business Domains
Chapter 9 Local Authority Domains
Chapter 10 Cross-Sectoral Impact Domains
Chapter 11 Summary of Findings
Chapter 12 Recommendations
Chapter 13 Priorities for Future Research
Chapter 14 Conclusions
Annex 1 - Glossary of Terms
Annex 2 - Methodology
Annex 3 - Bibliography
Annex 4 - List of Respondents
Annex 5 - Questionnaire
South West Climate Change Impacts Partnership