Drought and Wildfires – Practical Advice for Businesses
Following the current ongoing drought and wildfire events in Suffolk, this month’s sustainability blog has been put together to signpost businesses to sites that can offer practical advice around how to mitigate future droughts and wildfires and what to do in the event that they are affected.
You can keep up to date with all emergency preparations in Suffolk here
Drought
All Businesses
Preparing for Drought: Practical Advice for Businesses
Building Water Resilience: How UK Businesses Can Respond to Drought Risk
Save water and reduce your carbon footprint – UK Business Climate Hub
Dry weather information and advice – NFUonline
Drought: Improving Resilience for Your Business
Drought and water availability – GOV.UK
Use the template below to create a Water Efficiency Management Plan – This will help to track you water usage over a long period of time and identify areas of concern and help you more effectively manage and reduce water usage.
Water Efficiency Management Plan – Template
Farming and Land Management
Extreme weather guidance for farmers and land managers – GOV.UK
environment-and-climate-change.pdf
Staying safe during drought
Public health impact of drought: advice for the public – GOV.UK
WWS – Homepage | Waters Worth Saving UK
Wildfires
Prepare and Protect Against Wildfires – NFCC
Wildfire Prevention Advice – NFCC
Protecting your Business from Wildfires | Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service
New campaign urges public to help prevent wildfires this summer – Suffolk County Council
Fire safety for farmers and rural businesses – Suffolk County Council
NFU calls for action to minimise wildfire risk as temperatures soar – NFUonline
Wildfires UK: Causes, risks and why they’re increasing
Wildfire insurance | Apex Insurance Brokers Wiki
Fire safety for small businesses operating from commercial premises – GOV.UK
Further Reading
Climate Change – Suffolk Resilience Forum
Suffolk-Climate-Emergency-Plan
The smallest changes make a difference. Take action at work.
How Climate Change Is Reshaping UK Business Insurance
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