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Seminars were held in September 2008 in Edinburgh and Reading to provide a forum for active discussion of the institutional capacity of the UK to adapt to climate change, and to use the discussion to inform the direction and areas of detailed enquiry for the RCEP study "Adapting the UK to Climate Change". T

Report on climate change adaptation for UK businesses

On this page: The Stern Review Barriers to adaptation Examples of how the Government could help overcome these barriers The limits to the Government's role

The Earth's climate is changing. Rising global temperatures will bring changes in weather patterns, rising sea levels and increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather.

This study is intended to provide information on the climate changes that the NE region of the UK will face, how these changes will impact on the region's society, buildings, infrastructure and key economic assets, and what needs to be done now to adapt to the predicted impacts.

Welcome to Climate Change and Your Home an interactive web portal designed specifically to help those who own or manage houses built of traditional construction understand more about the potential impacts of climate change and ways to save energy.

Funded by the European Commission and co-ordinated by the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research in the UK, ADAM (Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies: supporting European climate policy) is an integrated research project running from 2006 to 2009 that will lead to a better understanding of the trade-offs and conflicts that exist between adaptation and mitigation policies. ADAM will support EU policy development in the next stage of the development of the Kyoto Protocol and will inform the emergence of new adaptation strategies for Europe

The draft London Climate Change Adaptation Strategy identifies the key risks to London and Londoners and prioritises the actions necessary to manage those risks.

While urgent action to reduce emissions is vital, so is action to reduce Scotland's vulnerability to the impact of our already changing climate.

The list of things we need to think about which will be affected by climate change is endless. In this section we give you a few examples of how we will need to change the way we live in order to cope with changes to our climate.

Climate Change is a global issue and the Met Office Hadley Centre is leading international research into what could happen under climate change, and the impacts on current and future generations.

The Met Office is able to forecast and advise on the potential consequences and risks of climate change. This is because it acts as the authoritative and leading source of climate change science.

Across England and Wales we're focussing on how we can get ready to adapt to changes in our climate, highlighting the things we can all do to ensure that we are well prepared for the effects that climate change will bring.