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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.