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Climate Change Adaptation Skills for the Railway, Electricity and Emergency Services Sector

Physical impacts and adaptation Scientists warn the expected impacts of climate change will include rising temperatures, sea level rise, changing rainfall patterns and increased storminess. Adaptation is the process of preparing for and adapting to the impact of these changes on our economy, environment, infrastructure and way of life, in order to minimise the risks and maximise the opportunities.

Australian Federal Government website on impacts and adaptation. The early impacts of climate change have already appeared and scientists believe that further impacts are inevitable, no matter what happens to future global greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, the decisions we make today about infrastructure, health, water management, agriculture, biodiversity and housing will have lasting consequences. It is therefore important to begin planning now for the impacts of climate change in the future

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.