Video
Webinar: National insights relevant for adaptation planning
21 September 2026
Introduction
00:00 Karin Lavin - Introduction
What does the report say? - Hugh Marshall-Tate
03:23 How we select our national metrics
05:05 Metrics to inform adaptation planning
06:23 Exposure to flooding and landslide hazards
07:54 Inland flooding
10:05 Landslides
11:40 Coastal flooding
13:05 Climate hazards go beyond hazard zones: Isolation
14:20 Isolation due to coastal flooding: businesses
16:45 Social vulnerability: coastal flooding and isolation
19:15 Insurance availability
20:45 Extreme heat
24:20 Overall insights
The big picture
25:20 How this fits with our 2026 national adaptation plan progress assessment - Sally Garden
31:01 What happens next? - Karen Lavin
Q&A
34:00 To what extent does this work rely on high-end scenarios?
36:22 To what extent does exposure and isolation due to coastal flooding take into account flood protection infrastructure?
38:21 Social vulnerability: is there a cumulative aspect to this?
41:13 Information on climate change alone vs other natural hazards - can this cause an asymmetric understanding of risk?
43:45 What factors or variables were considered in the social vulnerability assessment?
46:15 What finding most surprised you, and what should government do differently because of it?
49:00 Reporting on the impacts of variable rainfall
50:30 Is the Commission considering publishing guidance on local adaptation plans?
52:12 Cascading impacts from climate risks to biodiversity and conservation
53:30 Competing priorities for investment