People on low incomes: further resources

 


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Tools and resources

 

Name and Link

Developer

Type of Resource

Local Climate Impacts Profile (LCLIP)

Designed to support the UKCIP Climate Adaptation Wizard, this tool supports local assessments of past weather-related events and their impacts as a basis for understanding the possible impacts of future weather-related events.

UKCIP

Guidance and Spreadsheets

Community Resilience Toolkit

Aimed at local communities and the organisations working with them, this set of resources supports the process of understanding local needs and developing emergency plans based on those needs

Cabinet Office (UK)

Communities

Reports, checklists and case studies

Severe Weather Impacts Monitoring System (SWIMS)

A data collection tool to encourage learning about the impacts of and responses to past extreme weather events as the basis for improved future decision-making.

Kent County Council

Online Tool

Cold Weather Plan for England (2013)

The plan provides the framework for action during specific periods of very cold weather. It includes an ‘equality analysis’ and other resources which can assist local decision-making

Public Health England/NHS

Health and social care sector

Reports and action cards.

Know your flood risk Flood awareness and action guidance – information about different types of flooding and what to do if a flood alert is issued.

Environment Agency

Advice for householders, businesses and other groups

Prepare for a flood and get help during and after Flood awareness and action guidance for different stages of the flood process

Environment Agency

Advice for householders, businesses and other groups

If your home is flooded. Practical assistance about what to do during events, what to do to clean up and  get repairs, who you can approach for help and how to get alternative housing if someone is made homeless.

Shelter

Advice for householders

Helpline and information to help with getting insurance. The National Flood Forum also has a range of other information resources for preparing for, responding to and recovering from flood events.

National Flood Forum

Advice for householders

Advice produced through the Heat-wave plan for England 2013

The heat-wave plan contains advice for a range of practitioners and the public

Supporting vulnerable people before and during a heatwave: advice for health and social care professionals

Looking after yourself and others during hot weather – The latest advice

Public Health England

Advice for different groups

Keeping cool in a heatwavetargeted advice for older people about what to do if there is a heat wave warning.

AgeUK

Advice for older people

How voluntary groups can help in emergencies Guidance and resources to assist volunteer groups including legislative links  and information about the Voluntary Sector Civil Protection Forum

Cabinet Office

Advice for volunteer groups

Vulnerable People and Climate Change Project report from a 2 year project looking at improving information about climate impacts, adaptation measures, carbon emissions reduction and related campaigning. The project involved more than 50 organisations from which 20 drew up action plans on adaptation and/or carbon reduction related to their specific activities.

NCVO

Report – evidence, analysis and recommendations

Six Steps to Flood Resilience

Designed to address the lack of easy-to-use guidance to support the use of novel flood resilience measures in planning, this resource provides a process to follow and resources for further information

Building Research Establishment, Manchester Metropolitan University and University of Manchester

Guidance document

 

Reports

 

Name

Author

Type of Resource

Case studies of adaptation to climate change in south-west England.

Benzie et al (2011)

Report

Pluvial (rain-related) flooding in urban areas: the invisible hazard.

Houston et al (2011)

Report

Distribution of Carbon Emissions in the UK: Implications for Domestic Energy Policy

Preston et al (2013)

Report

Fair Society, Healthy Lives. The Marmot Review

Strategic Review of health Inequalities in England post-2010.

Marmot, M. (2010)

Report

UK Climate Change Risk Assessment: Evidence Report, London

Defra

Report

Impacts of climate change on disadvantaged UK coastal communities

Zsamboky et al (2011)

Report

 

 

Case studies and examples

 

Name

Developer

Type of Resource

Greater Manchester Local Climate Impacts Profile

Ecocities

Online example of an LCLIP

Example of a risk register (District Council)

Blaby District Council

Online material (external)

Community flood warden scheme – Doncaster

How communities and service providers in Doncaster were able to learn from flooding events in 2007 in order to develop a community flood warden scheme in affected areas.

ClimateJust team with Doncaster Borough Council

Internal case study

Community Flood Warden Schemes

Defra pathfinder projects

Links to a number of projects which are trailing new community based initiatives to build resilience to flooding. A set of projects exploring community resilience to coastal erosion are already completed.

Defra

External web content

Keep Cool Illinois – an example of the ‘one stop shop’ for getting advice and assistance including a list of approved ‘cool centers’ for residents to use during heat-waves

Multi-agency

Example of cooling centres

Vulnerable People and Climate Change Project report from a 2 year project looking at improving information about climate impacts, adaptation measures, carbon emissions reduction and related campaigning. The project involved more than 50 organisations from which 20 drew up action plans on adaptation and/or carbon reduction related to their specific activities.

NCVO

Case studies and personal views from the voluntary sector

 

 

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