Group says national initiative published last year does not meet urgency of issue

The government’s latest programme for adaptation to climate change “falls far short of what is required”, according to the Climate Change Committee (CCC).

Published last July, the third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3) was criticised at the time by infrastructure bodies for lacking “urgency”.

The 140-page report outlines how government departments would adapt UK buildings and infrastructure to extreme weather and included commitments to review regulation and a tripling of adaptation funding to £1.5bn.