Including the closely related terms flooding, and flood.
… meeting: Assembly members were presented with information on climate science and climate change on a global, national and local level. • At the second meeting: Assembly members were asked to consider what responses to climate change could look like in relation to several thematic areas – from adapting to flood and heat to transport and housing. They were also asked to come up with criteria…
… change could look like in relation to several thematic areas – from adapting to flood and heat to transport and housing. Views and ideas from Brent Youth Parliament were presented to the room, along with those submitted from residents and local groups via the micro-site. Specialists with expertise across the different thematic areas joined in with group discussions and took part in a question…
… with input from a range of experts, who spoke about the immediate and long-term impacts of climate change. Some Assembly members talked about being surprised that climate change was already affecting the UK through, for example, increased risk of flooding. Information about local initiatives from around the world – and in their own area – helped some Assembly members to feel less overwhelmed…
… – flooding, heatwaves and drought (AGH) • Nature and biodiversity (NB) • Renewable energy (RE) In each table group, pairs focused on one or two of these themes and the potential actions under those themes. Each table group then came back together to agree which action cards they wanted to put forward as recommendations, to make additional comments on those cards, or to come up…
… the way in which homes are heated. This would need clear coordination, enforcement and regulation, it was said. Adapting buildings to higher temperatures and flooding was the other action area to feature in the top ten in relation to the built environment. Measures such as introducing green roofs to help cool down buildings were seen as cost-effective and practical. Assembly members said…