{"id":31701,"date":"2021-11-09T16:56:39","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T16:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=31701"},"modified":"2021-11-09T17:46:24","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T17:46:24","slug":"ihbccop26-signpost-adaptation-in-danger-of-being-undercooked-at-cop26-as-community-resilience-ignore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=31701","title":{"rendered":"IHBC@COP26 signpost: Adaptation in danger of being \u2018undercooked\u2019 at COP26 as community resilience ignore"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The importance of adapting local communities to make them more resilient in the face of the climate emergency is not being taken seriously enough, the Environment Agency has warned.<\/h3>\n

image: for illustration purposes only<\/em><\/h6>\n

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…The climate crisis is global, but its impacts are in your village…<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

Localgov<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n

In a report to Government, the agency has warned of more extreme weather leading to increased flooding and drought, sea level rises of up to 78cm by the 2080s, and public water supplies needing more than 3.4 billion extra litres of water per day by 2050.<\/p>\n

However, Environment Agency chair Emma Howard Boyd warned that the importance of adapting to the effects of climate change is at risk of being overlooked at COP26.<\/p>\n

\u2018The climate crisis is global, but its impacts are in your village, your shop, your home. Adaptation action needs to be integral to government, businesses and communities too and people will soon question why it isn\u2019t \u2013 especially when it is much cheaper to invest early in climate resilience than to live with the costs of inaction,\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n

\u2018While mitigation might save the planet, it is adaptation, preparing for climate shocks, that will save millions of lives. Choosing one over the other on the basis of a simple either\/or calculation is like telling a bird it only needs one wing to fly.<\/p>\n

‘With that in mind, it is deeply worrying that adaptation is in danger of being grievously undercooked at COP26. Not by the UK Government, but by the world at large.<\/p>\n

‘Significant climate impacts are inevitable. We can successfully tackle the climate emergency if we do the right things, but we are running out of time to implement effective adaptation measures. Our thinking must change faster than the climate.\u2019<\/p>\n

Read more….<\/a><\/p>\n

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Why is IHBC@COP26? Because \u2018Conserving our Places Conserves our Planet\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

Join IHBC\u2019s globally accessible virtual built and historic environment \u2018<\/em>Conservation Helpdesk+<\/em><\/a>\u2019, #IHBCHelpdesk #CultureCOP26 \u2013 open 31\/10 to 12\/11)<\/em><\/p>\n

Listen the IHBC@COP26\u00a0\u2018Climate and Conservation\u2019 Podcasts<\/a>\u00a0anytime, or from the\u00a0\u2018<\/em>Conservation Helpdesk+<\/em><\/a>\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

See how\u00a0<\/em>\u2018Conserving our Places Conserves our Planet<\/em><\/a>\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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