Our Roadmap to 2030Explore the Climate Change Committee’s call for evidence (deadline 29 August) to support the UK’s fourth Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA4), outlining key adaptation priorities, strategic frameworks, and sector-specific actions for building a resilient, well-adapted UK.
SWM is involved in the MACC Hub as an engagement partner covering the whole of England, and to support the development of non-academic outputs.Through the MACC, we are giving our stakeholders the opportunity to contribute evidence towards the development of a new report being produced alongside CCRA4.
The CCC has been commissioned by the UK government and devolved administrations to deliver an Independent Assessment of Climate Risk (CCRA4-IA) to inform the government’s fourth Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA4). As part of CCRA4-IA, the CCC is developing a new report titled Well Adapted UK (WAUK). In addition to the updated Technical Report, the WAUK report will outline:
- the adaptation actions needed to manage key climate risks;
- A strategic framework for delivering effective adaptation policy; and
- Sector-specific recommendations for building resilience.
CCC is actively seeking evidence to inform their work on advancing adaptation in the UK, particularly concerning the ‘Identify Actions’, ‘Enable Delivery’, and ‘Monitor Progress’ elements of the framework.
- Set ambition: The primary focus is on establishing the foundational understanding and vision for climate adaptation.This involves crucial questions such as how to effectively characterise resilience within specific systems, and what constitutes an affordable and acceptable, quantifiable level of resilience. At a broader, cross-cutting level, they are seeking to define a clear vision for a well-adapted UK, considering the role of normative judgements in this process, and exploring how to enhance fundamental climate risk assessment methodologies.
- Identify Actions: A primary area of focus is how to design a flexible and strategic adaptation response that effectively addresses the needs of the most vulnerable populations while also aligning synergistically with broader government priorities. They understand the significant scope of this question and are seeking robust evidence to guide their approach.
- Enable Delivery: Work in this area prioritizes understanding how to ensure that adaptation actions receive appropriate financing.
- Monitor Progress: This element of the framework aims to address inherent challenges in effectively monitoring adaptation progress, especially given the dynamic nature of climate impacts and shifting baselines. Another aim is to determine how the adaptation response can continuously improve over time in response to emerging data, leading to more dynamic and flexible pathways.
CCC invites submissions from diverse organisations and networks who have evidence answer to one or more of these priority questions:
Please provide any relevant evidence by including links or copies of journal articles and references with your submission. Evidence and experience can be summarised in policy briefs and explainers published on institutional websites or through working paper series. Kindly note that CCC can only access open-access materials and cannot retrieve content behind paywalls.
Submitting evidence as soon as possible is highly beneficial, as CCC’s capacity to incorporate new information will decrease as they transition into the autumn drafting period. However, if you have valuable evidence expected to become available later, please do not hesitate to contact them at WAUKevidence@theccc.org.uk. The final deadline to contribute is 29 August 2025.
