Climate adaptation resources

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Accessible below are the NHS Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) Tool and the NHS Climate Change Adaptation Framework, developed to support NHS organisations to adapt to climate change.

Please review the items here alongside the Health and climate adaptation report (4th edition, 2025).

NHS Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) tool

Summary

The NHS Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) tool supports NHS trusts, system leaders and other NHS organisations to:

  • identify climate-related risks specific to their operations
  • understand their potential impact on healthcare delivery
  • plan a response through identifying potential adaptations
  • progress towards NHS net zero commitments
  • maintain service continuity during climate disruptions.

For guidance on using the CCRA tool, please visit the Greener NHS website.

XLSM format. Published 8 May 2025.

Climate adaptation framework for NHS organisations in England

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Summary

This Framework provides a holistic approach to organisational change, for any NHS organisation to prepare for and respond to the impacts of climate change. It is based on the principle that an organisation has adaptation ‘capability’ that determines its ability to respond to the impacts of climate change.

Accessible content. Published 8 May 2025.