What is the programme?
The Met Office Hadley Centre Climate Programme is a five year programme which provides tailored climate change advice to UK government, and supports the Department of Energy and Climate Change and the Department for Food and Rural Affairs in developing policy to tackle climate change.
(Read our story about one of the impacts from this programme)
Outputs
The primary outputs of the programme are:
1. World class research into climate change and variability which contributes to UK government policy objectives
2. Communication of science and evidence of change and impacts
(a) to DECC/Defra for policy formulation and delivery, and
(b) to the widest possible stakeholder community including media and the general public, in the UK, Europe and world-wide
3. Provision of ad hoc advice to the funding departments and for the UK government generally.
The programme delivers policy relevant science research outputs:
1. Evidence Basis – scientific assessment and understanding of climate change, weather and climate events and processes.
2. Mitigation – evidence to enhance UK government input to deliver international mitigation policy, on avoiding dangerous climate change and on negotiations for mitigation options.
3. Adaptation and planning – evidence to enhance UK government input to deliver climate change adaptation strategies in the context of sustainable development, both nationally and internationally.
PROGRAMME FACTS AND FIGURES
Start and end dates:01/04/2007 to 31/03/201