This year’s extreme heat isn’t a one summer crisis. Witnessing the sharp increase in avoidable deaths, drought stricken farmland, and flooded towns shows the UK isn’t prepared enough for the impacts of climate change. Urgent action is vital. The decisions made today will determine whether communities across the UK can live safely and prosper in the decades to come.

Adaptation is a cross-party issue that requires ambitious national leadership. That’s why we’ve brought together voices from across the political spectrum to outline the scale of adaptation needed across the UK and the opportunities this presents to build a more resilient future. Across five essays Mete Çoban, Adrian Ramsay, Rebecca Pow, Sarah Dyke and Luke Murphy explore a range of critical themes from planning for extreme heat to adapting to flooding. In doing so they show that successful adaptation requires national action and local solutions.

This work was developed as part of the programme for Green Alliance’s Adaptation Task Force.