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This briefing explains the targets for climate change adaptation in the UK, the current policy approach, and an overview of progress.

This research explores the nature of conflicting property interests in flood risk management (FRM) and its possible resolution.

This seismic risk profile of the United Kingdom, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.

This paper examines the flooding resilience of the London Borough of Southwark, and the extent to which resilience concepts are incorporated into local flooding management practices.

This report reviews the current sets of environmental and public health indicators that can be used to monitor progress in climate change adaptation and mitigation in the United Kingdom (UK), with a focus on England.

This report explores the potential for CRAs to be used as a tool for assessing adaptation effectiveness, expanding on the implications of designing or updating CRAs and monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) systems for NAP processes.

The authors highlight the barriers that must be overcome to safeguard the UK against heatwaves and provides recommendations for what the government and local authorities need to prioritise, including: