Including the closely related terms flood, flooding, and flood risk.
… of Climate Change, through encouraging development to: realise the potential of the Borough for renewable and low carbon energy generation; achieve higher energy efficiency standards; increase the use of sustainable forms of transport; mitigate and adapt to flood risks; protect trees and woodland and enhance biodiversity.iv In July 2019, Barrow Borough Council declared a Climate Change Emergency. We…
… and surface water flooding connected to extreme weather patterns. The 2018 Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reviewed over 6,000 sources of evidence and found that, with a rise of 1.5°C, there would be risks to health, livelihoods, food security, water supply, human security and economic growth. A rise to 2°C would be even more catastrophic. It warned that we have only…