Why is this important?
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.
Why is this important? The estimated average annual economic consequence of flooding from river and coastal flooding and coastal erosion? £960 million
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...
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
LEPs “The value of the UK Adaptation and Resilience Climate Change Sector is estimated at £ 2.1bn.”
Infrastructure
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).
Communities
Health Significant Flood related Health Water/vector illness inequality borne disease Heat related Pressure on Skin cancer illness care providers Air quality
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
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.
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
Tools By the way… SWM & Climate UK produced or contributed to ALL of these…
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