DEFRA has just
published the UK Climate Change Risk Assessment. The report identifies flooding as a
significant risk to all sectors of society and the economy.
Key projections
include:
Annual damage
to properties due to flooding in the UK between £2.1 and £6.2 billion.
Between 23% and
30% of current electricity generating capacity with a significant likelihood of
flooding.
Up to 19,000km
of road and 3,100km of railway at significant likelihood of flooding.
Average annual
cost to business up to £96 million.
The challenge
ahead will require public and private action, a pro-active approach and an
understanding as to how to adapt to our changing climate.
View the DEFRA
report here at: www.defra.gov.uk/environment/climate/government/risk-assessment/#report.