Sayers and Partners LLP - Managing the water environment and associated risks

UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRa)

Overview
The Government is required under the 2008 Climate Change Act to publish a climate change risk assessment every five years. The first assessment was published in 2012, the second in 2017 and the third recently. The Adaptation Sub-Committee (ASC) of the Committee on Climate Change provides independent, evidence-based analysis and advice to Government on preparing for climate change. The ASC has statutory roles to advise Government on the UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) and report to Parliament on the implementation of the National Adaptation Programme (NAP).

Sayers and Partners have played a leading role in all of these studies:

CCRA3 (2022)

Sayers and Partners are leading the quantified assessment of future flood risks from all sources (coastal, fluvial, pluvial and groundwater) for the whole of the UK together with an assessment of alternative adaptation strategies in support of the CCRA3. The analysis was completed using an evolution of the Future Flood Explorer including use of the UKCP18 high resolution data.

The detail project reports and findings can be found here

CCRA2 (2017)

Sayers and Partners led the quantified assessment of future flood risks from all sources (coastal, fluvial, pluvial and groundwater) for the whole of the UK together with an assessment of alternative adaptation strategies in support of the CCRA2. The analysis was completed using the innovative Future Flood Explorer. 

The detail project reports and findings can be found here

A summary presentation (delivered at the Flood and Coastal 2016 Conference , Telford Uk) is here

CCRA1 (2012)

Paul Sayers led the flooding aspects of the UK Climate Change risk Assessment - A full set of reports can be found here CCRA 2012,

Contact
For further information contact Paul Sayers ([email protected])
Example outputs from the UK Future Flood Explorer
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Related publications and studies

​Edwards, T.L. (2017) Future of the sea: impacts of sea level rise on the UK, Government Office for Science, Foresight Future of the sea. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/future-of-the-sea-impacts-of-sea-level-rise-on-the-uk