Adapting transport infrastructure to climate change:

An introduction

Darren Lumbroso, HR Wallingford

Steven Wade, HR Wallingford
 Why act?
> Resilience – Strengthen resilience now and in the
future
> Reputation – Avoid adverse publicity
> Efficiency – Safe money in the long term
> Statutory reasons?

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 What are the climate change impacts?

> Increased temperature

> Intense rainfall and flooding
> Rising sea levels, increased coastal, erosion and
flooding
> Increase in high winds, storms, cyclones and
storm surges
> Combined extremes in weather

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What are the climate change impacts?
Increased temperature

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What are the climate change impacts?
Increased rainfall and flooding

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 What are the climate change impacts?
Rising sea levels, winds, combined weather

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 Assessing risk
> Probability or likelihood of the impact occurring
> Magnitude or the consequence of the impact
should it occur

> Risk = Probability of occurrence x Consequence

of the occurrence

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Assessing the level of risk

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Possible risk scoring system

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Assets and infrastructure risks - Example

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Assets and infrastructure risks - Example

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 Develop and implement adaptation measures

> Identify adaptation options

> Choose preferred options
> Decide investment priorities
> Incorporate adaptation priorities into relevant
plans
> Monitor and review

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Examples adaptation options

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Examples adaptation options

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Examples adaptation options

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Generic adaptation designs
Generic adaptation designs
Any questions?

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