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01/10/2004
UK climate change programme unveiled
A new £400,000 programme of research into the impacts of climate change on some key UK sectors has been unveiled.
Defra and the devolved administrations have announced that six research projects are being supported over the next two years under the 'Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation: Cross Regional Research Programme'.
Four projects cover planning, land use and the built environment; business; water resources; and countryside and the rural economy.
They will investigate the impacts of climate change on particular aspects of these sectors, and will also consider potential adaptation responses. They will use local or regional case studies during the course of their research, a Defra spokesperson said.
Environment Minister Elliot Morley said climate change scenarios indicated that the UK's climate will feature milder, wetter winters and hotter and probably drier summers. Extreme weather conditions, such as heavy rainfall or very high temperatures, are more likely to occur more often, and sea levels will continue to rise.
Mr Morley added: "These research projects will provide a useful source of information for regional decision-makers, such as local authorities, tourist boards, water companies and landowners, of the likely impacts of climate change. They will add to the evidence base which is needed to design effective adaptation responses at a local and regional level."
(gmcg)
Defra and the devolved administrations have announced that six research projects are being supported over the next two years under the 'Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation: Cross Regional Research Programme'.
Four projects cover planning, land use and the built environment; business; water resources; and countryside and the rural economy.
They will investigate the impacts of climate change on particular aspects of these sectors, and will also consider potential adaptation responses. They will use local or regional case studies during the course of their research, a Defra spokesperson said.
Environment Minister Elliot Morley said climate change scenarios indicated that the UK's climate will feature milder, wetter winters and hotter and probably drier summers. Extreme weather conditions, such as heavy rainfall or very high temperatures, are more likely to occur more often, and sea levels will continue to rise.
Mr Morley added: "These research projects will provide a useful source of information for regional decision-makers, such as local authorities, tourist boards, water companies and landowners, of the likely impacts of climate change. They will add to the evidence base which is needed to design effective adaptation responses at a local and regional level."
(gmcg)
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