Adaptation Decision Tools and Methods

A project to develop adaptation capability within the NHS was carried out in 2024 by two independent organisations in the UK and three NHS organisations in the north of England. This article provides an overview of the project as a whole and what it hopes to achieve.

This article provides an introduction to writing a climate change adaptation plan and reporting on adaptation in the NHS as context for two documents that can be found in the resource section: a downloadable Adaptation Plan Template, and a guide for including adaptation in your Green Plan and other regulatory guidance related to adaptation in the NHS.

The chapter records experiences of UKCR researchers whose projects incorporated co-production approaches to improve the usability, accessibility, relevance and credibility of outputs, and engage different groups of people in climate resilience.

chapter discusses some of the key findings with respect to the development of Decision Support Tools (DSTs) from across the UKCR programme, including challenges and gaps in understanding to inform future work.

Find out about recent research on how climate information is brought to bear on decision-making in southern African cities. Development of sustainable cities needs to be based on robust climate information while also involving local communities.

This manual supports adaptation decision-makers in government institutions, international agencies, civil society and other development partners to identify and prioritize adaptation solutions.

An introduction to the adaptation decision-making tools

Review of Adaptation Decision Making tools by main goals/purposes.

This article aims to provide guidance on the best methods for decision screening, exploring many different decision making methods.