The Information Note

— Produced by Climate UK in collaboration with the Environment Agency’s Climate Ready Service.

— Input from Defra and LEPs.—Designed to help LEPs embed climate resilience into

their plans and strategies.—Mainly aimed at LEP support structures - outlines

approaches for ESIF and Growth Funds, and signposts to resources and tools available.

— Can be tailored to signpost to local contacts.— Available at http://

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Building resilience to extreme weather and a changing climate

LEP Workshop Findings

Building resilience to extreme weather and a changing climate

Held a Workshop in February for SW LEPs and carried out a baseline exercise

Key Findings;•Responsibility for adaptation in LEP governance is diffuse, suggested that LNP or LAs have more of a role/responsibility•Understanding of future and current risks is varied, have made links to EA and Met Office•Acceptance that extreme weather and CC may pose a threat to outcomes LEPs aspire to achieve but runs contrary to their horizon limits with most LEPs not looking past 2020s•Not enough shared strategies or collective view•Little evidence on understanding the resilience of infrastructure. This is implicit in their SEPs but some rely on the LNP to do this.•Some projects assessed for resilience but more of a short term focus

• Limited understanding of the opportunities in the adaptation market• LEPs were unable to say whether CC was being embedded within planning

and development, it was felt that the responsibility for this was held by other groups such as LAs.

• Impression that resilience training was happening through Employment Skills Boards and submissions to the EAFRD

• CC embedded in skills focused on the renewable sector/sustainability appraisal training. Uncertain on how to roll out for adaptation, is there the appetite for it?

• Recognition that due to the nature of climate impacts and the need to build resilience to these threats will need a regional approach.

Building resilience to extreme weather and a changing climate

Climate SouthWest OfferLeadership and Compliance Support Work with your designated LEP Board Champion Providing the required independent sustainability advice and credibility on appraisal of strategies,

projects, monitoring, and reporting progress

Delivery and Implementation Support Funding bids – using our network to identify local, national, and international funding opportunities and

the potential partners Local infrastructure plans - appraise any local plans around transport, information communication

technology, and energy on climate risk Strategic investment sites - assess strategic development sites for climate risk and opportunities for

carbon reduction, renewable energy, green space, transport accessibility. Building design - develop criteria to assess proposed funded buildings for climate Business support - build in climate risk and signposting to existing support within new business support

programmes. Develop and deliver specialist support on climate risk, opportunity Skills support - helping local providers to build in climate risk and provide training within management

and leadership courses, and sectors such as engineering, planning, construction, and transport. Innovation support - working with local supply chains, universities and research institutes to set

‘innovation challenges’ to respond to climate riskBuilding resilience to extreme weather and a changing climate