Acclimatise CEO John Firth on the role of the private sector in climate services

The role of the private sector in climate services

John Firth CEO Acclimatise Group Ltd

JPI Climate, Demand driven climate services in Europe11 June 2015

Norway House, Brussels

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Social vulnerability tool:objectives

1. To allow city officials to map vulnerable residents in relation to their exposure to severe weather events.

2. To provide a tool which assists both strategic planning and emergency response (dual purpose).

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Key users and data holders

Users• City government

– Planning department– Social services– Health services

• Private sector• Emergency services

– Fire and rescue– Ambulance

Data holders

• Leeds City Council department: – Planning department, Fuel savers,

Adult social services, Children’s services, Flood risk management, Leeds Observatory

• The Office of National Statistics• Department for Transport• Ordnance Survey• National Health Service Leeds• Private sector health and social

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Definition of vulnerability

The themes used to guide data selection and integration into the climate vulnerability model for strategic planning.

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Strategic planning

Navigating to adaptive capacity data in relation to flood exposure

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Thresholds

Willows, R.I. and Connell, R.K. (Eds.). (2003). Climate adaptation: Risk, uncertainty and decision-making.

UKCIP Technical Report. UKCIP, Oxford.

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