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Roddy Yarr, Assistant Director (Sustainability and Environmental Management)
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
EVENTS AND ACTIONS
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Background● Several sites across the west of Scotland
● Glasgow City Centre (36 acres)
● PNDC at Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire (3 acres)
● AFRC at Inchinnan, Renfrewshire (9 acres)
● Ross Priory, Stirlingshire, Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park (190 acres)
Ross Priory
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Impact of climate change
on estate and services
GlasgowRelative Sea Level rise
16.5 cm
Estate Services
Western Scotland change in winter
precipitation +16%
Western Scotland change in annual
mean temperature +2.4oC
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CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION -ISSUES AND DRIVERS
• Severe weather events already have an impact on the University in terms of travel disruption and fabric damage.
• Climate change will result in significant impacts on the built, natural, and social environments
• Adapting to climate change includes planning to reduce the risks while identifying and capturing opportunities.
December flood at Ross Priory by Loch Lomond, impact on effluent treatment reedbed
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Event Examples 1
● Ross Priory Reedbed● December 2015 flooding event meant that reedbed could not properly treat effluent into Loch
Lomond (National Park)
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Event Examples 2 – Feb 2018
Snow and Ice Closure of University
Montrose Street Richmond Street
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• Understanding what Climate Change and Climate Change Adaptation means for the University
• Identifying future climate vulnerability and risks
• Identifying Adaptation priorities
• Updating Winter preparedness – greater level of infrastructure and planning
• Developing a Climate Adaptation Plan and business case
• Building this into development masterplan
• Integrating climate change issues into infrastructure works e.g Heart of the Campus Project to incorporate ‘rain gardens’
• Roll-out of Rain gardens, guttering upgrades, increased maintenance
ACTIONS
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Action - Heart of the Campus
Relandscaping
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Rain Garden North Portland Street
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