London Climate Resilience Review Interim report 2024

The London Climate Resilience Review (the Review) is an independent review commissioned by the Mayor of London to take stock of London’s preparations for climate change and to make recommendations to advance London’s climate resilience. The Mayor called for the Review following accelerating climate impacts in the UK and around the world. The Review is exploring actions needed at the national, regional and local level to reduce climate impacts on people, infrastructure, nature and the economy in London.

Key findings provided by the review include: 

• Adapting London to climate change must take a people centered approach, be locally led, work to reduce vulnerability and to address socio-economic and racial inequality. 
• Climate change adaptation must be embedded across decision making and organisations should ensure adaptation is owned at the strategic level, with responsibility for adaptation clearly assigned.  
• Climate change adaptation must be integrated with work to achieve net zero for coherent action. 
• Adaptive pathways approaches should be used. Climate change is unpredictable, while we act on known risks and critical thresholds, it is important to be flexible. 
• Nature-based solutions must always be considered and prioritised.