IMechE response to the launch of The National Adaptation Programme

The National Adaptation Programme (NAP3) has been launched.

Dr Laura Kent, Public Affairs and Policy Advisor at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers said:

"The National Adaptation Programme (NAP3) published today is a step in the right direction amidst the alarming increase in temperatures and other extreme weather events both nationally and worldwide. The urgency to adapt has never been more evident. We are pleased with the establishment of a new coordinating body within the Cabinet Office and the collaborative efforts with the Met Office to enhance accessibility to climate data. This is a vital move to effectively plan and retrofit our building stock as well as a wide range of vital infrastructure assets, to ensure their resilience to future higher temperatures and increasingly frequent, prolonged and severe heatwaves. The time for action is now, and we must swiftly implement comprehensive strategies across a wide range of sectors to safeguard lives, livelihoods, and productivity.

Commenting on publication of NAP3, IMechE Fellow Dr Tim Fox, Chair of the Climate Change Adaptation Working Group said “The Institution of Mechanical Engineers and wider engineering profession are focussed on helping government, academia, industry and civil society develop solutions to the challenges of adapting to climate change. The record breaking temperatures being experienced in many parts of the world at the moment put a sharp focus on the urgent need to deliver these solutions. We stand ready to work with the new cross-government Climate Resilience Board to help support the continued health, comfort, safety, food and nutritional security, productivity and economic well-being of the nation.”

Read our Adapting to Heat report here.