Building Local Authorities' Resilience to Climate Change: Recognising and Responding to Vulnerability

Daniela N Schmidt; James Thomas; Joshua Howkins; Tara Quinn

Building Local Authorities' Resilience to Climate Change: Recognising and Responding to Vulnerability

Daniela N Schmidt^*, James Thomas, Joshua Howkins^*, Tara Quinn

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Abstract

Climate change is increasingly contributing to global rises in ill health and death. Adaptation efforts are not keeping pace with the scale and speed of the challenge. Without targeted interventions, climate change will deepen existing health inequalities, as its impacts are not felt evenly.

Original language	English
Type	Policy Briefing
Media of output	Text
Publisher	University of Bristol
Number of pages	4
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2025

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 13 Climate Action

Research Groups and Themes

Climate Change and Health

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https://www.bristol.ac.uk/policybristol/policy-briefings/local-climate-vulnerability/

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Mapping vulnerability to climate-related hazards to inform local authority action in adaptation: a feasibility study
Howkins, J., Schmidt, D. N., Thomas, J., Hayward, R., Lo, Y. T. E., Neal, J., Lewis, J., Carruthers , E., Coleborn, S., Murray, V. & Oliver, I., 29 Sept 2024, In: Public Health in Practice. 8, 100549, 100549.
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Building Local Authorities' Resilience to Climate Change: Recognising and Responding to Vulnerability

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UN SDGs

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Research output

Mapping vulnerability to climate-related hazards to inform local authority action in adaptation: a feasibility study

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