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Why is this important? Why is this important? Anyone know what song this is? Yes thats right, Crowded House Weather With You UK release in 1992. I was 5 years old. Why is this important? The estimated average annual economic


  1. Why is this important?

  2. Why is this important? Anyone know what song this is? Yes that’s right, Crowded House – ‘Weather With You’ UK release in 1992. I was 5 years old.

  3. Why is this important? The estimated average annual economic consequence of flooding from river and coastal flooding and coastal erosion? £960 million

  4. Businesses • 74% of WM businesses impacted by weather between 2006-2011. • 46% suffered costs of over £200,000. • Likely this will have increased even further since then...

  5. Cleone Foods • ”We believe that a responsible business must also be a resilient business.” • “Resilience gives the business a competitive advantage over competitors.” • “Resilient businesses can adapt and develop new opportunities and promote stability, personal security Oh look, it’s Simon Slater… and long-term values.” Simon Noble, Cleone Foods

  6. LEPs “The value of the UK Adaptation and Resilience Climate Change Sector is estimated at £ 2.1bn.”

  7. Infrastructure

  8. Local authorities “Extreme winter weather is estimated to have cost the council £5.7m” (Hampshire). “The winter storms of 2013/14 cost Kent County Council an estimated £4.4m in direct costs” (Kent).

  9. Communities

  10. Health Significant Flood related Health Water/vector illness inequality borne disease Heat related Pressure on Skin cancer illness care providers Air quality

  11. Addressing health inequality Male (life expectancy gap (years) between best and worst areas) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Target Female (life expectancy gap (years) between best and worst areas 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Target

  12. SWM currently supporting BSMHFT to develop a Sustainability and Resilience Plan To include climate risks to their…: • 50+ Sites • Patients • Wider community • Staff • Organisation …and ways they can address these.

  13. Opportunities • “The benefits of retrofitting green sustainable drainage systems at a city-wide scale are valued at over £1.5 billion over 40 years for Coventry.” • Longer growing season • New products and markets • Funding opportunities

  14. Tools By the way… SWM & Climate UK produced or contributed to ALL of these…

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