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<p>The Government is committed to addressing the risks and tackling the effects from
climate change.</p><p> </p><p>Climate adaptation is integrated throughout policies
and programmes across Government.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Climate Change Act
2008, Defra publishes the Climate Change Risk Assessment every five years which highlights
the climate risks requiring further action in the UK over the next five years. This
is followed by the National Adaptation Programme which provides a common framework
under which all Departments work together to demonstrate how the Government will address
those risks and increase the nation’s resilience to climate change. The most recent
National Adaptation Programme was published in July 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Later this
year the Government will publish, with the Met Office, an updated set of UK Climate
Projections. This will be a key tool to help the Government, businesses and the public
understand the future climate and enable them to make climate-resilient decisions.</p><p>
</p><p>The UK has been a leader in this area for more than a decade and will continue
being one with clear and strong deliverables.</p><p> </p>
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