Is your Local Authority prepared for the risks and opportunities that a changing climate will bring?  Are you looking to go beyond NI188?

National Indicator 188: planning to adapt to climate change, is designed to measure progress in preparedness in assessing and addressing the risks & opportunities of a changing climate.

United Sustainable Energy Agency can help you to understand the indicator and its implications to you.  We offer a service which goes beyond the basic reporting requirements to truly meet the needs of your Local Authority and its partners.

We will help you manage the opportunities as well as the risks that arise from a changing climate and that can affect service delivery as well as local communities, local infrastructure, businesses and the natural environment.

Recently USEA has collaborated with a number of Local Authorities on the development of a Local Climate Impact Profile (LCLIP).  This has proved to be an effective way to help the Local Authorities understand their current vulnerability to weather and climate and meet many of the requirements of NI188 Level 1.

Other support offered by USEA includes:

• provision of training and workshops on Climate Change Adaptation to raise awareness among staff and stakeholders;
• use of the latest UKCIP Climate Projections (UKCP09) to produce customised outputs through the User Interface, Weather Generator and Threshold Detector;
• support in assessing current NI188 Level based on self assessment guidance criteria developed by Defra
• support in planning a timeframe within which to reach the NI188 Level aimed for, as well as development of a system for monitoring and reviewing progress.

USEA actively participates in all workshops and conferences run by the Government Office South East and the United Kingdom Climate Impact Programme (UKCIP) and is currently working in collaboration with UKCIP on a case study on the use of the latest UKCP09 climate projections for the UK. 

If you think we can help you then give us a call.