Climate Change Adaptation Workshop Our greatest risks and how we identified them in the project: Highways and Transport

The Workshop Aims: - To increase understanding of Climate Change risks, the risk management process and the adaptation actions required for Highways & Transportation - To have worked through the process to reach a detailed risk assessment and management plan for the most significant risks. LCLIP and Case Studies CWAC Risk Assessment Methodology Workshop 1 – Identifying & Quantifying the Risks Workshop 2 – Assessing Existing Risk Management Plans Workshop 3 – Identifying Risk Management Options

Scoring Two scores Current - where you are now (with existing controls) Target - where you will be (with proposed actions) Risk Score = Likelihood x Impact Likelihood of occurrence happening Impact if it does occur Scores are 1(low) to 4 (high) It is the relative scores that are important not the absolute LIKELIHOOD LIKELIHOOD Very Likely Likely Unlikely Very Unlikely MinorSignificantSeriousMajor IMPACT

Prioritising Risks Impact HIGHLOW Non threatening Housekeeping These risks have a high likelihood of happening do lower impact; they require routine management Likelihood Primary These risks have high impact and likelihood; these will require primary attention Contingency These risks have high impact but lower likelihood; they are catastrophic events

Identifying the Risks: -Deterioration of Highways Assets: roads bridges etc. -Risk from maintenance: lack of and increasing need, inspections -Impact from weather events, especially interacting events -Increased accidents etc -Related consequences: Ground shrinkage, subsidence: landslides etc caused by drought and lower water tables

More Risks: Knowledge Knowledge of vulnerabilities, internally and externally Incomplete assets understanding Flood mapping data Surface Water Management Plans Information held by United Utilities, Env Agency, Emergency Services etc.

Long Term Risks Local Development Plan: future development: industry, housing, critical infrastructure etc. Local Transport Plan 3 Existing Areas at risk: major sites Sealand Road Industrial/ Retail Over 1,700 businesses in Cheshire & Warrington are at risk of 1:100 year flooding

Next Steps Report to Director –Action plan –Ownership/ responsibilities Member engagement –Risk Management session –Presentation to groups –Budget implications