Including 4 closely related terms such as flooding, flood protection, and flood protection.
… is removed from the atmosphere and held in solid or liquid form. Natural assets / capital The stocks of environmental resources that are vital for the physical wellbeing of the population - such as clean air and water, biodiversity, natural flood protection, and healthy soils. LEP Local Enterprise Partnership AONB Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty LNP Local Nature Partnership CCC…
… and the extinction of much of the world is on the horizon.” Sir David Attenborough F ig u re 9 / 12 THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY The impacts of climate change Anthropogenic climate change is already happening. We are already seeing impacts, such as warmer temperatures with more heatwaves and less frost days, increased rainfall and flooding, and increased wind and storm intensities…
… and hotter drier summers. When it rains in summer, there will be more intense storms. AVERAGE SEA LEVEL WILL RISE by between 27- 115cm in the Southwest by 2100 (with more later), significantly increasing risk to coastal communities and greater danger from storm surge or high tides. FLOODING & COASTAL CHANGE RISKS TO COM- MUNITIES, BUSINESSES, & INFRASTRUCTURE - affecting property values…
… rainfall events to end up in low-lying areas at speed, exacerbating flooding Rising base temperatures and the global movement of peo- ple, animals, and commodities are increasing the likelihood of novel pests and diseases appearing. Depleted local nat- ural systems are less resilient and can suffer disproportion- ately. As an example, ash trees in diverse landscapes ap- pear more resistant…
… to ash dieback FLOODING REDUCTION IN POLLINATING INSECTS REDUCTION IN PEOPLE’S EMOTIONAL CONNECTION TO NATURE Nature depletion is also making it harder for people to con- nect with nature. Forming an emotional connection with na- ture and retaining memories of the enjoyment of nature are important factors in maintaining mental health. It is also an important determinant in forming pro…