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<p>We have already taken significant steps to safeguard communities from the impact
of climate change, particularly from increasingly frequent episodes of flooding, and
know that we must do more to prepare for the potential impacts of a warmer world.</p><p>
</p><p>The Climate Change Committee’s <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ukclimaterisk.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7Cf3492ffa9a364db3fb2e08da11a6fd34%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637841706153894128%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=GcCjQM0nUmn%2BXtDNdw1EtjWO07CMVCh4fAVL6e6FYCs%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">Independent Assessment of UK Climate Risk</a> offers a detailed insight
into the growing risks and opportunities the UK faces from climate change. This evidence
has informed our third Climate Change Risk Assessment, which we laid in Parliament
on 17 January 2022, and will inform the development of the third National Adaptation
Programme, expected to run between 2023 to 2028. Our ambition for NAP3 is to have
a clear set of objectives for adaptation, and a systematic and robust set of policies,
programmes and investments to meet those objectives.</p><p>In terms of recent steps,
we are taking a holistic approach to flood risk management including encouraging more
natural flood management where appropriate, alongside engineered defences. We are
engaging with infrastructure providers, regulators and public bodies by inviting them
to submit reports on their climate preparedness under the Adaptation Reporting Power.
In our third adaptation reporting round, we received reports covering over 100 individual
organisations, setting out how they are preparing for climate change. This includes
those responsible for water, energy, transport, environment, heritage, health and
finance.</p>
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