Please note that Adaptation Scotland advises you to use your organisation / businesses exiting risk

climate and weather related risk assessments. The template provided below is an example of the t

Example Risk Assessment Template

Hazard Type

Impact

your organisation / businesses exiting risk assessment templates and methodolody for undertaking
ate provided below is an example of the type of assessment format commonly used.

2012
Inherent Risk

Consequences

Likeliho Conseq
od
uence

ndertaking

2012

erent Risk
Risk
Rating

Mitigants & Controls

Residual Risk

Inherent Risk

Likeliho Conseq
Risk
od
uence Rating

Likeliho Conseq
Risk
od
uence Rating

M's & C's

2050's

ants and controls as identifed for 2012

2012

Assume same mitigants and controls as identif

2050's
Residual Risk
Likeliho Conseq
Risk
od
uence Rating

Filling the 'Adapt

What actions could your organisation take now (2012) and in the future to
mitigants and controls that would reduce inherant risk?
Actions that could be taken now (2012) - this could include actions to reduce
immediate risk or, actions that will influence long term resilience.

Adaptation Gap'

ure to strengthen existing mitigants and controls and, introduce new

Actions that may need to be taken in the future. This could include actions
that may not be implemented for many years to come.

Please note that Adaptation Scotland advises you to use your organisation / businesse
assessment templates and methodolody for undertaking climate and weather related
assessments. The template provided below is an example of the type of assessment fo
commonly used.
Consequence
Low (1)

Medium (2)

High (3)

Likelihood

Almost certain (4)

Likely (3)
Possible (2)
Unlikely (1)

Example evaluation of Likelihood

Within the next 12 months the event is:
Almost certain
Likely
Possible
Unlikely

Frequent occurence/ greater than 90% chance

Regular occurence/ greater than 60% chance
Occasional occurence/ greater than 10% chance
Has never occurred/ less than 10% chance

Example evaluation of consequence

Extreme

Financial impact greater than x m / internatinal media

attention / Government or stakeholder intervention / Total
service disruption / Fatalities.

High

Financial impact greater than y m / national media attent

Adverse comment by minister or external auditor / significa
service disruption / disabling injury.

Medium

Financial impact greater than z m / Local media attention

Service user complaints / Service disruption / Lost time /
Injuries.

Low

Low level financial loss / isolated complaints / minor servic

disruption.

ur organisation / businesses exiting risk

mate and weather related risk
the type of assessment format

ce
Extreme (4)

n 90% chance
60% chance
han 10% chance
% chance

m / internatinal media
holder intervention / Total

m / national media attention /

external auditor / significant
ury.

m / Local media attention /

e disruption / Lost time /
complaints / minor service

Please note that the impacts, consequences and risks assessments provided in the table
for illustrative purposes only and are not 'real life' risk assessments.

Example Risk Assessment - Current Risk

Hazard Type

Impact

Heavy rainfall event

Flooding leaves key

road links to a named
hospital unusable.

Increased summer
temperatures

Overheating glass
walled / fronted areas of
university buildings

Increased number of heavy

rainfall events

Flooding and damage to

buildings

ces and risks assessments provided in the table below are

'real life' risk assessments.

ent Risk
Identify consequences
Disruption to ambulances getting to and from
hospital. Staff, patients and visitors unable to
get to hospital. Emergencies diverted to other
hospitals. Supplies delayed in getting to
hospital.
Increased use of air conditioning system with
C02 and energy cost implications. Affected
offices, labs and lecture theatres become too
warm to work confortably in leading to
discomfort and reduced productivity. IT server
rooms overheating causing system failures.

Increase in demand for emergency response to

assit with flooding and damaged buildings.
Resulting in emergency responder staff being
placed under increased stress due to increased
workload. Emergency responder equipment
needs change due to increase need to deal
with flooding events or gain access to flooded
areas / unsafe buildings.

2012
Inherent Risk
Liklihoo Conseq
Risk
d
uence Rating

Mitigants & Controls

2012
Residual Risk
Liklihoo Conseq
Risk
d
uence Rating

Road management contingency

planning. Emergency planning.
2

Risk not currently considered.

Vehicle and equipment specifications

changes to reflect increase in flooding
events

Please note that the impacts, consequences and risks assessments provided in the tab
below are for illustrative purposes only and are not 'real life' risk assessments.

Risk assessment examples - current and future risk

Hazard Type

Impact

Severe weather event

Loss of buildings,
personal property and
businesses

Reduced summer rainfall

Water shortage during

summer

Heatwave/ long term temp

increase/ reduced summer
rainfall

Wild Fires

Long term increase in

precipitation

Landslides

ces and risks assessments provided in the table

nd are not 'real life' risk assessments.

urrent and future risk

2012
Inherent Risk
Consequence
Damage to council assets and
buildings. Staff prevented from
working in affected office buildings
and schools resulting in severe
disruption to service delivery.
Damage to resident's property and
businesses resulting in financial loss
and increased stress.

Low rainfall results in a decrease in

agriculture and whisky industry
productivity. Increased population
due to summer tourist season adds
extra pressure to overstretched water
supplies. Drought orders introduced.

Extreme drought dries out land, trees

and vegetation resulting in an
increase in the speed and spread of
forest fires and, threatening life and
property.
Increased rainfall resulting in soil
saturation and leading to landslides
in the slopy regions.

Likeliho Conseq
Risk
od
uence Rating

12

2012
Residual Risk
Mitigants & Controls

Likeliho Conseq
Risk
od
uence Rating

Emergency Plans, Mass Absence

Plans, School Business Continuity
Plans , Evacuation Plans.
2

Business Continuity Plans, Emergency

Plans, Public Awareness Campaigns

Business Continuity Plans and

Emergency Plans.

Funding provided to carry out

detailed assessments of areas most
at risk of Landslides. Emergency
Plans, Business Continuity Plans,
Evacuation Plans in place.

2050's

2050's

Likeliho Conseq
Risk
od
uence Rating

16

12

M's &
C's

Same as 2012 Mitigants and Controls

Inherent Risk

Residual Risk
Likeliho Conseq
Risk
od
uence Rating

12