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UK climate change risk assessment 2012 - evidence report: annex A and annex B
Publication Year
2012
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Provides information to policy makers on the risks and opportunities from climate change and the vulnerability of the UK. The analysis is presented in 5 themes: agriculture and forestry; business, industry and services; health and wellbeing; buildings and infrastructure; and natural environment. Climate change risks in each theme are presented in terms of the range of potential magnitude of the risk, how magnitude varies over time and the overall confidence in the findings of the assessment. Annex A covers: scenarios of climate variability and change and Annex B covers: social vulnerability to climate change impacts.
Document History
Annex B authored by Twigger-Ross, C. and Orr, P.
Publisher Information
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is a UK Government department. They are committed to tackling climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and work to secure a healthy, resilient, productive and diverse natural environment. This work has formerly been carried out by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Department of the Environment.
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