Spataru, Catalina; Carvalho, P; (2021) Diagnosis of DR3 Governance for pre- and post disasters in the UK, UCL, UK- Floods, Droughts, Heatwaves. (DR3 State of the Art Reports Series DR32019 ). University College London (UCL): London, UK.

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Abstract

Legislation, planning, regulations, tools, governance mechanisms, collaborations and partnerships haven been key for the UK to develop its evolving frameworks to manage risks related to floods, droughts and heatwaves. Despite the many lessons and improvements noticeable through time, climate change is a catalyser of risks and future incidents will need to be managed effectively to protect people, homes, businesses and infrastructure in benefit of sustainable development. In this report we present the current state of the art, with a focus on how risk assessment, governance, planning, laws and policies are supporting all phases of disasters management in the UK and England: anticipation, assessment, prevention and preparation to deal with pre-emergency elements; as well as response and recovery to deal with post-emergency elements. The relevant gaps and challenges that remain are related to lack of resilience standards, equitable resilience considerations and laws that focus more on the response and recovery strategies than risk and reduction strategies.

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