Including 7 closely related terms such as weather events, extreme rainfall events, and extreme rainfall events.
… flooding under extreme rainfall events. Bringing nature in to recovery is closely related to the wider climate emergency. The natural world is under threat yet nature can provide many useful functions to help us limit the impacts of climate change. For example, by providing cooling, shade and flood prevention and by helping to store carbon naturally. Recent work and challenges The most recent…
… Nature Recovery Strategy Promote use of green infrastructure to achieve biodiversity net gain on development sites Embed adaptation principles within emerging Warrington design guide SPD Extend rewilding programme to increase biodiversity on council-owned land and verges Outcome Resilience Forum work plan reflects climate risks Emergency plan reflects severe weather events New development…
…. It will extend over decades and centuries, but we tend to manage risks over shorter periods. Emergency planning tends to focus on preparing for exceptional circumstances, but in the context of a changing climate what are presently exceptional weather events will become commonplace. We need to begin to adapt our culture and practices over a longer timeframe and move beyond making contingencies…