Post on 12-Jan-2016
Health and wellbeing in a changing climate
Jemma Knowles Climate SouthWest Project OfficerJim Hodgson Climate Change Advisor, Climate Ready Support Service
Overview
Jemma• Changing climate: impacts on a local level• Local support availableJim• The Climate Ready support service• New toolkit for health and wellbeing boards
What we have seen so far
Building resilience to extreme weather and a changing climate
2014: flooding and...?2000: flooding
2001: flooding
2003: heat wave
2005: flooding
2006: droughtheat wave
2008: floodingsnow & ice
2007: flooding
2009: floodingsnow & ice
2010: floodingsnow & ice
2012: droughtflooding
2013: heat wavefloodingstorm
2000: flooding
2001: flooding
2005: flooding
2006: droughtheat wave
2008: floodingsnow & ice
2007: flooding
2009: floodingsnow & ice
2010: floodingsnow & ice
2012: droughtflooding
2013: heat waveflooding
storm
What we can expect by 2050s
Building resilience to extreme weather and a changing climate
Overall increase in temperature 2.7°C
Increased winter precipitation 17%
Decreased summer precipitation 20%
Rising sea levels 26-29cm
More frequent & intense extreme weather
Impacts for health
Building resilience to extreme weather and a changing climate
Challenges• Increased heat related deaths• Increased deaths & admissions associated
with ground level ozone• Increase in death & injury from flooding &
storms• Increase in flood-related mental health
issues• Increased ground level UV
Opportunities• Increased physical recreation,
reduction in obesity & CHD• Decrease in cold-related deaths• Fewer cold related admissions• Healthier lifestyles
Service delivery: impacts & response
Building resilience to extreme weather and a changing climate
Risk to Examples of adaptive response
Estate/building & supporting infrastructure (transport)Vehicles/equipment
Natural ventilationCool spotsGreen infrastructure, SuDSMedications keep at right temperature
Rise in fuel, energy, water, food costsWater supplySupply chain, transport
Resource efficiencyIdentification of alternatives
Workforce – accessibility, wellbeing Vector disease migrationPatient comfort
Staff access considerationsTraining and guidance on response to extreme weather eventsTransport planningAdaptation inclusion in emergency and contingency plans
Social impactsVulnerable communities
Information, targeted warning systemsChange in behaviours
Climate UK network
Building resilience to extreme weather and a changing climate
Climate SouthWest
Building resilience to extreme weather and a changing climate
www.climatesouthwest.orginfo@climatesouthwest.org
@ClimateSW
Climate Ready Support Service3 year programme launched in 2012Part of Government's wider adaptation programmeAim: to help ‘key sectors increase their resilience to climate risks’ by incorporating climate risk management into routine business decision-making:
Primarily working in partnership and through others
Builds on our corporate objective to integrate adaptation into everything we do
Climate Ready Support ServiceTwo key components:
Free, independent online advice and support via:www.environment-agency.gov.uk/climateready
Tailored support and partnership workingto help key sectors adapt:
• Business & services• Infrastructure• Natural environment • Built environment • Local government• Health & wellbeing• Agriculture & forestry
Climate Ready and the NAP
Theme Relevant NAP objectives for LAs
Local Government
• Raise the profile of adaptation with LA’s and promote action• Support local government to build a business case for action• Local government policy framework supports climate resilience • Support sector led activities to address local climate challenges
Healthy and resilient communities
• Promote climate resilience to organisations in the health sector• Encourage resilience within the health system and its operations• Reduce health impacts related to climate change e.g. heatwaves• Improve the resilience of groups vulnerable to climate impacts
Built Environment
• Developing skills to understand and manage climate risks• Providing decision tools to help developers promote adaptation• Ensuring new development is resilient to future flood risk• Increasing the resilience of homes and buildings to climate risks
National Adaptation Delivery Group
Adaptation in the new health & social care systemIntervention / Action Benefit
Climate ready JSNA & JHWSPromotion of extreme weather preparedness
Future proofingBetter health outcomesSocial VulnerabilityMeeting the NAP objectives
Climate ready commissioning plans NHS Commissioning Board Business continuity management framework
Commissioning board emergency preparedness frameworkEPRR core standards
Board approved SDMP Public Health Outcomes Framework 3.6
All of above Adaptation Reporting PowerMulti-agency planning a preparation for response (including through LRFs)
Combating fuel poverty Buildings better prepared for heatwaves
Adaptation Toolkit – coming soon• Responding to specific needs of those
in the health and social care system
• Profiling adaptation as part of core business
• informed by stakeholders (10 councils)
• How to assess risk to changing climate
• How to enable action
• How to test JSNA
• Case studies