Session 2: Climate change

Introduction

Figure 1 A flooded field in on the Somerset Levels in the west of England. Floodplain meadows, which characteristically flood regularly, help store flood waters and thereby help adapt to changing climate.

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A farm gate in flood water, with trees in the background.

Figure 1 A flooded field in on the Somerset Levels in the west of England. Floodplain meadows, which characteristically flood regularly, ...

Climate change is likely to make weather extremes – such as heat waves, floods and drought – more frequent and more intense, strongly affecting our landscapes and livelihoods. To limit these effects, mitigating the causes such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and adapting to the effects, such as living with floods, is necessary. Floodplain meadows have an important role to play in both mitigation and adaptation, which you will learn about in this session.

This session is the second of seven sessions on different but related topics that you might be interested in. The sessions in this course are as follows:

• Session 1: Biodiversity
• Session 2: Climate change
• Session 3: Flood risk
• Session 4: Food security
• Session 5: Connection to nature
• Session 6: Water quality
• Session 7: Next steps