Including 4 closely related terms such as floods, flooding, and flood.
… on our health and well-being and our environment. The effects can already be seen around the world today and in London from reduced life expectancy and heart and lung diseases caused by air pollution to extreme weather events like heatwaves, draughts and flooding due to global warming. The local environment affects all the people who live, work or visit Kensington and Chelsea and the Council’s…
…, increasing the likelihood of severe and irreversible impacts for people and ecosystems. Locally, there is already an increasing risk of flooding from intense rainstorms, and during heatwaves the elderly may be exposed to life-threatening heat stress. As conditions become warmer and wetter, pest populations will increase, with a greater likelihood of diseases. Both climate change and air quality…
… are resilient to climate change impacts. Develop local measures that reduce the impacts of poor air quality, heatwaves and flooding. Use the Council’s policies to increase the installation of greening measures and local improvements. Create healthy outdoor spaces and green infrastructure to improve health and well-being. Lobbying and partnership Ensure that funding is available to implement…
… Target/ measure Deadline 44 R Increase the size of the existing Counters Creek Victorian sewer system In partnership with Thames Water, facilitate work to increase the size of the existing Counters Creek Victorian sewer system to cope with flash flooding from intense rainstorms. + Pl Sewer enlarged 2020 45 R L Support the delivery of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDs…
… Reduce costs to NHS. Reduce impacts of both NO2 and PM10 emissions. Reduce impacts of severe weather conditions (e.g. floods, heatwaves). RBKC Air Quality and Climate Change Action Plan 2016–2021 30 | P a g e No Action type Action Description NO2 PM CO2 Body responsible Target/ measure Deadline 46 B R Mitigate against increases in area of impermeable land…