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Climate adaptation and emergency response

Status: Open Opened: 9 Sep 2025 9 recommendations 6 conclusions 1 report

The UK is facing increasingly frequent and severe environmental and weather-related events, including storms, flooding, heatwaves and wildfires. These, and other weather and climate related events, pose growing risks to public health, infrastructure, food production, and the natural environment. The Climate Change Committee has reported that long-term economic output could fall by up to 7% …

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
6th Report - Erosion of trust: the impact of coastal erosio… HC 1317 20 Mar 2026 15 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

2 items
10 Recommendation 6th Report - Erosion of trust: the impa… Accepted in Part

When the CTAP pilot concludes in 2027, Defra should move away from a selective piloting...

When the CTAP pilot concludes in 2027, Defra should move away from a selective piloting approach. In its response to this report, it should commit to establishing a longterm national strategy that provides financial assistance and relocation support for properties at risk of coastal change. This strategy should be in …

Government response. The government commits to evaluating the CAP and CTAP pilots to inform future policy and develop a long-term model of support for homeowners at risk of coastal erosion. It states that the refreshed FCERM Strategy, expected in 2027, will embed …
14 Recommendation 6th Report - Erosion of trust: the impa… Accepted in Part

In its response, Defra should provide a plan setting out how wider nonmonetised benefits for...

In its response, Defra should provide a plan setting out how wider nonmonetised benefits for coastal erosion projects will be incorporated into the reformed FCERM funding model. This plan should: 22 a. Specify the benefits to be included in the 2026 FCERM prioritisation process and provide the methodology for assessing …

Government response. The government explains that wider non-monetised benefits, including tourism and community viability, are already incorporated into FCERM project appraisals through qualitative assessments and existing guidance. It also confirms that the Environment Agency's research team is currently undertaking independent research to …

Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions
Date Witnesses
23 Jun 2026 Henrietta Appleton · Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, Phil Garrigan OBE KSFM · National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC), Professor Emma Howard Boyd CBE · National Heat Risk Commission, Professor Sallie Bailey · Natural England, Richard Bailey · Peak District moorland group, Rob Gazzard MICFor MRICS · Forestry Commission View ↗
18 Nov 2025 Jaap Flikweert · Haskoning, Julie Foley · Environment Agency, Karen Thomas · East Suffolk Council, Natasha Dix · Isle of Wight Council, Richard Jackson · East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Rob Goodliffe · North Norfolk District Council View ↗

Correspondence

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17 Mar 2026 — Correspondence from Climate Vision Regarding the Debate: “Extreme Climate and W…