Climate Ready Clyde

Climate Vulnerability Map

One of the stretch targets of the Glasgow City Region Climate Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan is to increase the resilience of over 140,000 people in the region who are most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The target is aligned with the UN’s Race to Resilience campaign, and you can read more about how we developed the stretch target here.

To help monitor progress and help decision-makers across the City Region to prioritise adaptation action where it is most needed, Climate Ready Clyde has worked with Clydeplan to publish a Glasgow City Region Climate Vulnerability Map, supporting the programme’s focus on just resilience.

Purpose of the map

This map was developed to identify where climate risks overlap with increased social vulnerability across the City Region. It shows those postcodes that are within the top 20% of deprivation according to the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD), and those most vulnerable to flood risk, heat risk or both. It highlights where communities are both more exposed to climate change impacts, and where they may also be less able to cope with and respond to these impacts.

We are supporting local authorities and other stakeholders in Glasgow City Region to use the map as a tool to prioritise directing help and resources to their most vulnerable communities.

We acknowledge that this map is an overview and areas outside those highlighted on the map will face flooding and heat risks. People’s individual vulnerability to flood and heat risk will also vary according to their personal circumstances and characteristics. 

You can explore the map above or see a full-size version here.

About the data

The Climate Vulnerability Map uses the following key data sources:

  • Deprivation data from the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD). The priority postcode areas are those within the 20% most deprived.
  • Flood risk data from SEPA Flood Risk Maps. Priority postcode areas highlighted for flood risk are those that contain locations subject to 1 in 200 year flood risk (plus climate change) from one or more sources (rivers, coastal, surface water).
  • Heat risk data from the 4EI Heat Hazard Index. Priority postcode areas for heat risk are those that are within the top two heat risk bands (4 and 5).
  • The map also includes data on Vacant and Derelict Land, and urban tree canopy cover percentage.

 

Find out more

If you have further questions about the Climate Vulnerability Map, or have ideas about how to use this data, please contact us at climatereadyclyde@sniffer.org.uk. We are happy to make the data available to Climate Ready Clyde partners on request (subject to licencing restrictions).