Leicester City Council LCLIP

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Leicester City Council LCLIP
By Matthew Owen Climate Change Researcher

• Key Findings

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What is an LCLIP

• UK Climate Impacts Programme developed the Local
  Climate Impacts Profile tool
• to allow Local Authorities to
• better understand their exposure to weather and
  climate
• It forms a vulnerability assessment of local
  risks and impacts to council assets and service
  delivery (part of NI 188 Level 1)

www.Leicester.gov.uk
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Our Approach

• Leicesters LCLIP investigation involved
• A keyword review of Leicester Mercurys
  electronic archives between 2000 to 2008
• A consultation process with council officers from
  key service areas to collect evidence of weather
  impacts
• Use LCLIP findings to inform a risk register

www.Leicester.gov.uk
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Media Review

• The Leicester Mercury achieves identified 127
  articles and 102 weather events
• The common weather type reported was...

Storms and high winds 52
The most common impacts reported were
Transport disruption 47 Damage to built
environment 21
www.Leicester.gov.uk
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Limitations of Media Review

• Choice of key words
• Leicester Mercury covers the whole of
  Leicestershire, therefore problems identifying
  local events
• Reports can be weeks after event
• Potential for exaggeration of impacts for shock
  value
• Dependant on status of news day

www.Leicester.gov.uk
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Limitations of Media Review

• Most importantly.
• News articles rarely report impacts specific to
  council services
• Consequently a great deal of time and effort is
  needed to relate these stories to council
  services
• 9 times out of 10 the council was not affected

www.Leicester.gov.uk
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Our Approach

• Leicesters LCLIP investigation involved
• A keyword review of Leicester Mercurys
  electronic archives between 2000 to 2008
• A consultation process with council officers from
  key service areas to collect evidence of weather
  impacts
• Use LCLIP findings to inform a risk register

www.Leicester.gov.uk
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Impacts to Leicester City Council
Storms and high winds
Trees uprooted 2100 emergency responses,
879,000 Widespread transport disruption Damage
to buildings 12 emergency responses
Schools closed 52,400
Outdoor market forced to close
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Impacts to Leicester City Council
Heavy rain - flooding
Damage to buildings 3000 repair calls,
880,000 Road flooding 112
emergency responses, 35,000 Events washed
out Abbey park 125th anniversary cancelled
35,000 Decreased wasp call outs
www.Leicester.gov.uk
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Impacts to Leicester City Council
Heat waves and drought
Increase in elderly mortality Increase Ozone
levels Subsidence from tree roots 408,000
Leisure centres and parks full up to 100
attendance increase Increased noise complaints
up to 100 attendance increase
www.Leicester.gov.uk
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Impacts to Leicester City Council
Snow and ice
Damage to roads main cause of ware
and tear 270 pothole claims,
369,000 Widespread transport chaos
Schools closed 38
school days lost 1,000 pupils and
staff affected
www.Leicester.gov.uk
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Lessons Learnt

• The consultation process highlighted
• The term climate caused contention
• Most impacts managed reactively within normal
  service
• Very few records specific to weather impacts
• Actions to adapt to many impacts need partnership
  working

www.Leicester.gov.uk
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Our Approach

• Leicesters LCLIP investigation involved
• A keyword review of Leicester Mercurys
  electronic archives between 2000 to 2008
• A consultation process with council officers from
  key service areas to collect evidence of weather
  impacts
• Use LCLIP findings to inform a risk register

www.Leicester.gov.uk
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Risk Register Process

• Developed by combining CCAAPs register with
  factors of vulnerability
• Three components scored between 1 3 1 low,
  3 high.
• Impact severity Cost x Staff time x Service
  delivery
• Frequency Never / once, Once a year, Twice a
  year
• Influence Total, Shared, None

www.Leicester.gov.uk
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Risk Register Results
www.Leicester.gov.uk
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Next Steps

• Leicester City Council Climate Change Adaptation
  Action Plan review
• Reviewing recording systems allow weather impacts
  to be identified
• Extended the study City wide to including key
  public partners

www.Leicester.gov.uk
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Thank you Any Questions?