The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has released the adaptation reports submitted by organisations in England as part of the fourth round of the adaptation reporting process under the Climate Change 2008 Act.
The Act allows Defra to ask certain organisations to produce reports on:
- the current and future predicted effects of climate change on their organisation
- their proposals for adapting to climate change
Sectors invited to submit reports are
- Aviation
- Energy
- Environment
- Financial
- Heritage
- Information and communication technology (ICT)
- Local authority
- Marine
- Ports
- Road and rail
- Space
- Water
Reports have been submitted by a wide range of organisations from both the public and private sectors, including regulators, businesses, charities, local authorities and other public bodies.
Water companies who have submitted reports are
Affinity Water: climate adaption reporting fourth round
Canal and River Trust: climate adaption reporting fourth round
Northumbrian Water (includes Essex and Sussex): climate adaption reporting fourth round
Portsmouth Water Ltd: climate adaption reporting fourth round
Severn Trent Water Ltd: climate adaption reporting fourth round
South Staffordshire Water and Cambridge Water: climate adaption reporting fourth round
South West Water Ltd: climate adaption reporting fourth round
Southern Water Services Ltd: climate adaption reporting fourth round
Thames Water Utilities Ltd: climate adaption reporting fourth round
United Utilities Water Plc: climate adaption reporting fourth round
Yorkshire Water Services: climate adaption reporting fourth round
The strategy for the fourth round of reporting was published alongside the third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3).
Defra will publish more climate change adaption reports once they become available.
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