Is Manchester 'climate ready'? Dr Paul O'Hare

With references to GCSE content of flooding and storm preparedness and A-Level concepts of the Park Model, risk and vulnerability, Paul's fantastic lecture made us really think about how ready (or not?) we are for the changing climate, especially in Manchester and with contemporary disasters such as LA wildfires and New Years Day flooding. 

Paul highlighted the need to 'take the naturalness out of natural disasters' as extreme physical phenomena meets increasingly vulnerable human populations, and the increased recognition required for climate (in)justice; those most vulnerable to climate change, the least able to respond, have contributed least to the drivers of a changing climate. 

Below are resources quoted by Paul during tonight's lecture for student and staff use: 

Climate Change Committee publications - https://www.theccc.org.uk/publications/

Manchester Climate Pack - https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/research/spf/manchester-city-pack_august-2022.pdf

All UK Urban Climate Packs - https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/approach/collaboration/spf/ukcrp-outputs

Local Authority Climate Service (LACS) - https://climatedataportal.metoffice.gov.uk/pages/lacs

A framework for understanding hazards and vulnerability in Manchester - https://www.mmu.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2021-09/Manchester%20Climate%20Risk%20Framework.pdf

UK Climate Risk reports - https://www.ukclimaterisk.org/publications/

Rochdale Flood Poverty Report - https://nationalfloodforum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Rochdale_Flood_Poverty_Report.pdf

Samwinga, Proverbs and Homan (2004) Exploring the experience of insured UK homeowners in flood disasters  - https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/3231/1/Samwinga%2C%20V.%2C%20Proverbs%2C%20D.%20G.%20and%20Homan%2C%20J.%20%282004%29%20Exploring%20the%20experience%20of%20insured%20UK%20homeowners%20in%20flood%20disasters.pdf

Urban Heat Risk in Manchester - https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/05808279555f42df99aad9a1cc180257

Manchester Climate Ready website - https://www.manchesterclimateready.com/