Joseph Rowntree Foundation

JRF

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Non Governmental Organizations

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Mission

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is an endowed charity that funds a large, UK-wide research and development programme. We seek to understand the root causes of social problems, to identify ways of overcoming them, and to show how social needs can be met in practice.

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1 June 2016

Targeting flood investment and policy to minimise flood disadvantage

This report explores how the government and other authorities can improve flood risk management in England to better support vulnerable sections of society.

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23 November 2015

Case studies of community resilience to climate change

This report presents case studies focused on capacities, community engagement and governance in the context of community resilience to climate change.

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20 November 2015

Community resilience to climate change: an evidence review

This report shows the variety of actions being carried out across the UK in the field of community resilience to climate change, showing the barriers and facilitators.

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13 July 2012

Socially just adaptation to climate change

This study explores how far social justice is considered in local adaptations to climate change impacts across the UK.

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13 July 2012

UK: Councils need to do more to protect vulnerable people from climate change, JRF report warns

'Local authorities have a responsibility to protect their people, property, and resources. The findings of this JRF report are extremely important in highlighting the need to consider people as well as places in our responses to tackling climate change,' said Dr Hugh Ellis, TCPA Chief Planner...

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8 March 2011

Impacts of climate change on disadvantaged UK coastal communities

This study explores the vulnerability to climate change of communities in disadvantaged UK coastal areas, through research comprising a literature review and analysis of likely impacts, interviews, four case studies and a workshop.

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22 February 2011

Vulnerability to heatwaves and drought: case studies of adaptation to climate change in south-west England

This report explores what it means to be vulnerable to climate change. It considers how early examples of climate change adaptation may impact or protect vulnerable groups in society.

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8 February 2011

'Water poverty' the new 'fuel poverty' for vulnerable households as we attempt to tackle impacts of climate change

A recent report published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has highlighted how low-income households are at particular risk of 'water poverty', as water metering and differential pricing are deployed by agencies to incentivise greater water efficiency, in the bid to adapt to the effects of climate change...