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The UK is reliant on a set of critical infrastructures for, among other things, water, energy, transport and communications to enable much of what we do every day. This report summarises the findings of a scoping study to explore the impacts of climate change on the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector and the potential for adaptation. This study has found that:
  • To some extent, the ICT sector is inherently resilient and adaptable to climate impacts, although this is not necessarily the case at the level of an individual end-user.
  • Providers and consumers of ICT will nevertheless need to consider adaptation, because of the UK’s increasing dependence on ICT and increases in extreme weather events.
  • ICT is vulnerable to a number of current and future climate risks, in the UK and internationally.
  • Climate impacts on ICT can have considerable cross-sectoral implications for infrastructure and business.
  • Adaptation options for the ICT sector will enhance the resilience of the infrastructure, take advantage of new technologies and improve business processes.
  • There will be an important role for ICT infrastructure providers and ICT consumers, alongside government, in overcoming the barriers to adaptation.

Reference information

Websites:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/183486/infrastructure-aea-full.pdf
Source:

AEA

Published in Climate-ADAPT: Feb 7, 2018

Date of publication:

2010

Keywords:
ICT, ICT infrastructure, ICT service provision, ICT services, information communication technology, information technology
Climate impacts:

Droughts, Flooding, Ice and Snow, Sea Level Rise, Storms

Adaptation Approaches:

Adaptation Measures and Actions, Vulnerability Assessment

Sectors:

Non specific

Geographic characterisation:

Global

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