Adapting the Levels holds public events about climate adaptation
Adapting The Levels is a partnership project dedicated to empowering those who live and work on the Somerset Levels to take action on Climate Adaptation
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Climate Adaptation
There is no escaping the reality that Somerset’s climate is rapidly changing in our lifetimes. We are experiencing its predicted effects that impact our health, our day to day living, the prices we pay for food and wildlife populations around us. The county is vulnerable to rising sea levels and river flooding on low-lying land, while more unpredictable weather patterns will increase surface water flooding and wildfire risk across all areas, including higher ground. These changes affect us, our homes, our gardens and our spaces for wildlife.
Climate Adaptation Toolkit
There are lots of ways we can act to adapt, making us better prepared for the changing climate.
Tackle the climate emergency
We are in the middle of a climate and nature emergency, and the two are inextricably linked. Climate change is driving nature’s decline, and the loss of wildlife and wild places leaves us ill-equipped to reduce carbon emissions and adapt to change. One cannot be solved without the other.
Climate friendly gardening
There are plenty of ways you can take action against climate change in your own backyard or local greenspace.
January events: to ease into the new year
We know January doesn’t always feel like the most appealing time to get outdoors, but there’s so much we can do to find our place within nature.
January events: to boost your wellbeing
Taking time to find our ‘happy place’ in nature can give us the feel-good moments we need to start the year.
January events: to make a difference for nature
Taking action for nature doesn’t have to be difficult. Every day the choices we make and the voices we raise can support nature.
Climate Adaptation case studies
A community will be better adapted to climate change by taking a range of actions. Find out what the following communities in Somerset have done in their areas.
Restore Nature, Restore Climate
The climate and ecological crisis demands a fundamental shift in how we think about solutions.
Lobby Week
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill must go further to ensure nature recovery is not left behind. Join us for Lobby Week and make some noise!
A review of The Climate Change Committee's Seventh Budget Advice from a land and nature lens
There is a lot to applaud in the Climate Change Committee’s seventh carbon budget advice to the UK Government, which is out today. But some key gaps remain on nature and resilience; director of…