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Adaptation Sub-Committee

The Climate Change Act 2008 introduced a new independent Climate Change Committee (CCC) to provide expert advice and scrutiny on the Government's climate change work. It also introduced a new Adaptation Sub-Committee (ASC) of the CCC.

The role of the Adaptation Sub-Committee is to provide advice, analysis, information and other assistance through the CCC in relation to:

requests from the national authorities (of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) for advice on adaptation
the preparation of the UK Climate Change Risk Assessment including methodology and conclusions
implementation of Her Majesty's Government's Adaptation Programme (for England and reserved matters).

Geographical scope of the Adaptation Sub-Committee

The Adaptation Sub-Committee will scrutinise the national Climate Change Risk Assessment which covers the whole of the UK. It will also look at the implementation of the statutory National Adaptation Programme for England and reserved matters (for example issues like defence).

The administrations of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland can also request advice from the Adaptation Sub-Committee on adaptation.