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 Data source used
Organisation Probability level
Emissions scenario
Provide guidance on how to prepare for climate change
Defra, government, communication
  • Probabilistic climate change projections (land)
Defra
10 to 90 Low, medium, high
Assess adaptation measures
Built environment, adaptation
  • Probabilistic climate change projections (land)
CIBSE/ARUP 10, 50, 90 

Medium, high

Investigate impacts & implications for managment policies
Impacts, management policies, coastal, habitats, visitors
  • Probabilistic climate change projections (land)
  • Storm surge
  • Sea level rise
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
10 to 90  Low, medium, high 
Perform a local climate impacts profile (LCLIP)
LCLIP, vulnerability, city council
  • Weather Generator
Leeds City Council N/A  Medium 
Inform integrated land-use planning
Under development
  • Under development
Macaulay institute Under development  Under development
Inform sector-specific capacity building
Cider, capacity building
  • Probabilistic climate change projections (land)
  • Weather Generator
National Association of Cider Makers
N/A  Medium 
Perform a marine spatial assessment
Marine, spatial assessment
  • Probabilistic climate change projections (marine)
  • Multi-level ocean projections
CEFAS
10,50,90  Medium 
Model impacts 1
RCM, impacts, river flow
  • 11-member RCM
CEH / Met Office Hadley Centre
N/A  Medium 
Model impacts 2
Forestry, modelling impacts
  • weather generator
Forestry Commission N/A  Medium 
Inform strategic investment & adaptation policy (storm surge)
Under development
  • Under development
Risk Management Solutions
Under development  Under development 
Inform strategic investment & adaptation policy (inland flooding) 
Adaptation, strategy, flood, model
  • Probabilistic climate change projections (land)
Risk Management Solutions 10, 50, 90  Low, medium, high 
Perform an impacts & opportunity analysis
Under development
  • Under development
South West Tourism / Environment Agency / SWCCIP
Under development  Under development  
Inform resource management & planning
Planning, water
  • Observed cliimate information
  • Probabilistic climate change projections (land)
  • Weather Generator
Newcastle University
N/A  Low, medium, high 
Perform an ecological assessment
Salmon, water temperature, ecology
  • Probabilistic climate change projections (land)
Environment Agency
10, 50, 90  Medium 
Support change in management practice
Forestry, practices
  • Probabilistic climate change projections (land)

Forestry Commission

 

10, 50, 90  Low, medium, high 
Investigate current policy 
Environment Agency, policy, flood management, 11-member RCM
  • 11-member RCM
Environment Agency / Defra N/A  medium plus 4 emission scenarios from IPCC AR4 
Undertake Robust decision-making
Under development
  • Under development

Exeter University

 

Under development   Under development  
Extract wind data
CIBSE, wind, thermal simulation modelling
  • 11-member RCM

CIBSE

 

N/A  Low, medium, high 
Perform a sustainability assessment
Energy,
sustainability
  • Weather Generator
acclimatise
N/A  Medium 
Update existing research
Water resources
  • Sampled data
  • Weather Generator
Anglian Water 10, 50, 90 
Medium 
Investigate impacts
Snow cover, Snowdonia, Wales
  • Weather Generator
Countryside Council for Wales
N/A  Medium 
 
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