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Impacts on SW and Warming to the idea*
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'Warming to the idea: building resilience to extreme weather and climate change in the South West' updates the summary report of a scoping study carried out in 2003, which summarised the impacts of climate change across a number of sectors in the South West. The updated publication incorporates the latest climate projections (UK Climate Projections 2009) and reflects current understanding of the key issues and adaptation opportunities for the South West. 'Warming to the Idea: building resilience to extreme weather and climate change in the South West' is sponsored by ENVEC (the South West's main conference on energy - environment - climate), www.oursouthwest.com, and South West Water. A limited number of hard copies are available on request from Climate SouthWest (contact details on the Climate SouthWest Home Page). Click here to download: Warming to the Idea - 2010 (pdf 11MB) IMPORTANT: To view this document in full screen view (or to adjust the size of the document to read more easily on your screen) right click on this link and select "Save Target As..." to save the file to your PC. Alternatively, once you have opened this document press your ESC key and you can then change the viewing size. The original scoping study (dated January 2003 - see below to open contents) was initiated and supported by Climate SouthWest (previously known as 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 please contact Climate SouthWest direct (contact details on the Climate SouthWest Home Page).
Note. For information on the new UKCP09 - UK Climate Projections click here: http://ukclimateprojections.defra.gov.uk/. The original scoping study (January 2003>To open each Chapter, click on the links below:
SUMMARY REPORT( - for TECHNICAL REPORT see below ) Click on links to open each file (pdf):- 1. Introduction & Key Messages 4. Our Society & Infrastructure 5. Our Economy 6. Our Local Authorities, the way forward and summary tables TECHNICAL REPORTClick 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
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