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<p>We are preparing for the impacts of climate change, including the increased threat
of extreme weather and flooding, primarily through the implementation of the first
National Adaptation Programme report which Defra published in July 2013. This sets
out more than 370 actions across key sectors involving government, business, councils,
civil society and academia.</p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p>The second round
of reporting under the Climate Change Act 2008 Adaptation Reporting Power is currently
underway. The process encourages organisations, such as major infrastructure providers
and public bodies, to identify current and future climate risks to their organisation
and functions, and asks them to develop a plan to address them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p>Over the next six years, £2.3 billion will be spent on more than 1,500 schemes
to improve flood defences. This will better protect more than 300,000 homes, up to
420,000 acres of agricultural land, 205 miles of railway and 340 miles of roads. This
represents an overall reduction in national flood risk of 5%, despite the increased
underlying risk from climate change.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>National scenarios
for flood and coastal risk management over the next 50 years are set out in our Long-Term
Investment Scenarios (published December 2014).</p><p> </p>
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