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British research has found that mega storms are three times more common than they were 35 years ago due to climate change. UK aid and partners are tracking and analysing these storms to implement risk reduction measures in the most vulnerable areas of Burkina Faso and Senegal.

In a report, the National Infrastructure Commission posits that the British government must ensure the water supply system's resilience by delivering a national water transfer network and by halving leakage. A nationwide standard of resilience to flooding and plans to deliver supply and demand reduction will help ensure resilience.

The heatwave plan for England is a plan intended to protect the population from heat-related harm to health.

The Climate Change Act 2008 is a legal framework to set a target for the year 2050 for the reduction of targeted greenhouse gas emissions; to provide for a system of carbon budgeting; to establish a Committee on Climate Change; to confer powers to

The National Adaptation Programme (NAP) sets the actions that government and others will take to adapt to the challenges of climate change in the UK. It sets out key actions for the next 5 years.

The report also details how we will manage the third cycle

The National Infrastructure Commission has been tasked with putting together a National Infrastructure Assessment once a Parliament. This discussion paper, focused on the environment and climate change, forms part of a series looking at the drivers of

This document sets out the Commission’s advice on how to address England’s water supply challenges and deliver the appropriate level of resilience for the long term. The Commission’s central finding is that government should ensure increased drought

The Climate Change Act 2008 is an important piece of UK legislation that, on a five-yearly cycle, requires the Government to compile an assessment of the risks for the UK arising from climate change, and then to develop an adaptation programme to address