Climate Vulnerability Assessment 2024
Climate resilience report by AtkinsRealis on behalf of Oxfordshire County Council April 2024
The purpose of this report is to provide OCC with an understanding of the current and future risks posed by climate-related hazards with regards to four key thematic areas; 1) critical infrastructure, 2) health, communities
and the built environment, 3) natural environment and assets and 4) business and industry.
The report provides an overall characterisation of the county and a baseline assessment of the climate in recent years and a timeline of climate-related events since 2000 and impacts in Oxfordshire. Current risk from
climate-related hazards is explored nationally and for Oxfordshire, investigating the current impact of heatwaves, flooding, drought, low temperatures and high winds and storms using bespoke risk mapping and existing quantitative and qualitative sources.