A. Climate challenge

To predict the potential impacts of climate change and manage the risks through mitigation and adaptation, LWEC is

• Improving climate and climate impact model performance with the latest research (the following programmes address this issue: Joint Weather and Climate Research Programme, Integrated Climate Programme, Integrated Research Programme to assess the Impacts of Climate Change in the UK and Adaptation Options)
• understanding of the risk management and potential impacts of climate change (The UK Ocean Acidification Research programme, AVOID, Centre in Understanding and Managing Natural & Environmental Risks)
• Ensuring that policy makers have access to the latest climate research (AVOID)
• Exploring options for climate mitigation (AVOID, Geoengineering Public Engagement) 
• Developing a comprehensive research programme on adaptation to climate change, especially in relation to flooding
• Advancing understanding of the public and private options to climate change (Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, ESRC Climate Change Leadership Fellows)