Transcript Climate Ready Presentation

Towards healthy, resilient communities in a
changing climate
Jim Hodgson
Climate Change Advisor
13th July 2015
Outline
• Adaptation and the health impacts of climate
change: the rationale
• Response in the new local health and social care
system
• Making the case for adaptation in your local area
Adaptation and the health
impacts of climate change: the
rationale
‘EXTREME’ WEATHER IN THE UK
2000 – flooding
2001- flooding
2003 – heatwave
2005 - flooding
2006 – drought
2006 - heatwave
2007 – flooding
2008 – flooding
2008 – snow and ice
2009 – snow and ice
2009 – flooding
2010 – flooding
2010 – snow and ice
2011 – warm spring
2011 – warm autumn
2012 - drought
2012 – wet summer
2013 – snow and ice
2013 – heatwave
2014 – flooding
Cabinet Office National Risk Register
5
Pandemic Influenza
Coastal Flooding
Overall relative impact score
4
3
Effusive Volcanic
eruption
Major industrial
accidents
Major transport
accidents
Other infectious
diseases
Inland Flooding
Severe Space
Weather
Low Temperature
/Heavy Snow
Heat wave
2
Zoonotic animal
disease
Volcanic Ash
disruption
Drought
Storms and Gales
Severe Industrial
Action
1
Public Disorder
Greater than
0.005%
Greater than
0.05%
Non-zoonotic
animal disease
Greater than
0.5%
Greater than
5%
Greater than 50%
Why adaptation is necessary
The significant seven: effects of climate
change on health, wellbeing, and the
health and social care system
Adapting to the health effects of
climate change
8
National Adaptation Delivery Group:
Healthy and Resilient Communities
Obj. 11. Reduce the risk of death & illness associated with severe weather
events & CC… increase preparedness & resilience to impacts on public
health…
Obj. 12. Ensure continuity of services & resilient assets / estates, adapt to
expected increased demand from severe weather-related events…
Obj 13: To minimize the impacts of climate change on vulnerable groups in
society by strengthening their resilience to better prepare for, respond to
and recover from future climate risk.
Obj14: To promote and strengthen community resilience to severe weather
related events linked to climate change and the climate resilience of the
emergency services
NAP Steering Group – DH, PHE, SDU, NHS England, Defra, EA
Climate Ready Support Service
• Programme first launched in 2012
• Part of Government's wider adaptation programme
• Aim: to help ‘key sectors increase their resilience to climate risks’
by incorporating climate risk management into routine business
decision-making:
Response in the new local health
and social care system
Response in the new local health and social care system
Adaptation for Health and Wellbeing Boards: toolkit for
effective solutions at the local level
Adaptation Toolkit:
– Expert panel
– Created for practitioners by practitioners
– Supports the SDU strategy for the health
and social care system
Developing the toolkit
Technical
Advisory
Group
Stakeholder
Advisory
Panel
Extensive
consultation and
testing
Getting Ready:
Understanding the benefits of adaptation
Taking action in the new health and social
care system
Becoming climate ready:
Tools and resources for adaptation
Making the case for adaptation
in your local area
UNCLASSIFIED
Empowering others to adapt
Think SD! - Supports growth, saves lives, improves wellbeing
Health and social care sector can provide leaders
People trust health care professionals
1.3 million workers involved
Touches all of our lives
• Raise awareness and communicate case for action
Public engagement, transformational behaviour change
Engage with H&WBBs
Challenge risk managers
1952 London Smog
Autumn 1952
"I suggest we form a
committee. We cannot
do very much, but we
can seem to be very
busy and that is half
the battle nowadays."
- Harold MacMillan
‘Salus populi suprema est lex’. Cicero
Thank you
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www.sduhealth.org.uk/undertheweather