community resilience in oxfordshire

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Community Resiliencein

Oxfordshire

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Programme Severe Weather Steffi Dance-Groom

Highways Facts & Figures Paul Wilson

Managing Surface Water Gordon Hunt

Community Emergency Plans Ian Travers Smith

Case Study & Close Bethan Morgan

Severe Weather

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Changes to our Weather

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UK Climate Change Projections

warmer, drier summers

milder, wetter winters

more frequent extremes of temperature and rainfall

reduced air quality and higher levels of ozone

How weather can affect you

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Infrastructure Your

health

Agriculture

Your business

Getting aroundYour

home

SchoolsYour

community

What we are doing

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• Plans and preparations

• Agency collaboration

• Raising Awareness

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Preparations - PlansFWMA 2010

A34 Planning

TVLRF Adverse Weather

Plan

TVLRF Flood Plan

OCC Highways Adverse Weather

Plan

Working with the Highways Agency

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• A34 Plan in place• HA winter publicity campaign

Raising Awareness

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• OCC Highways Snow Days

• EP Parish events

• OAFP open forum

Next projects

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• Water Distribution Planning

• Caravan Sites

• Surface Water Planning

What can you do?

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Community Resilience

Individual Resilience

Community Resilience - Plans

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Simple and easy to do

Survivor Reception Centres

Emergency Contact List

Self Help – Individual Resilience

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House holder emergency plansEmergency grab bag

Heatwave – Keep cool!

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Self Help – Individual Resilience

Does not need to be complicated or expensive

Stay safe during floodingKeep tuned in and report it!

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Self Help – Individual Resilience

Use water wiselyWater company vulnerable list

Stay indoorsTake care if driving

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Self Help – Individual Resilience

Be prepared

Keep warm

Plan your journey

(and no you will not be sued for clearing your paths!)

Any Questions?

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