Climate / extreme weather event
Severe weather event disrupting operations or assets.
The risk event
Severe weather event disrupting operations or assets
An acute climate event (storm, flood, fire, heat) damages assets, disrupts operations, or harms people.
What could cause it, and what stops it
The left-hand side. Each cause is a plausible pathway to the event; the controls beneath it are the barriers that reduce the chance of that pathway completing.
Acute storm or flood
Severe storm or flood event affects sites or supply lanes.
- Site flood defencesPreventive · Planned · 12 months or more
Hardening of flood-exposed sites.
- Storm preparedness drillsPreventive · Limited
Annual drills covering shutdown and evacuation.
- Weather monitoringDetective · Effective
Subscription to forecast and alert services.
Wildfire
Wildfire threatens facilities or workforce.
- Vegetation managementPreventive · Limited
Cleared firebreaks around critical sites.
- Evacuation planCorrective · Effective
Tested site evacuation and muster procedures.
Heatwave / power grid stress
Sustained heat events stress cooling and grid.
- Cooling redundancyPreventive · Effective
N+1 cooling for critical infrastructure.
- Peak-load demand responsePreventive · Limited
Contractual ability to shed load.
Drought / water stress
Reduced water availability constrains operations.
- Water-use reduction programPreventive · Limited
Site-by-site water-efficiency program.
- Alternative water sourcesPreventive · Planned · 12 months or more
Diversified water sourcing for high-stress sites.
What happens if it occurs, and what limits it
The right-hand side. Each consequence is an outcome the event could produce; the controls beneath it are what contains or recovers from that outcome once the event has already happened.
Asset damage
Direct physical damage to facilities and equipment.
- Physical asset insuranceCorrective · Effective
All-risks insurance with weather perils.
- Business interruption insuranceCorrective · Effective
BI cover for weather-related downtime.
- Post-event inspectionDetective · Limited
Rapid structural inspection protocol.
Workforce displacement
Workforce unable to reach work or affected at home.
- Remote work activationCorrective · Effective
Pre-tested remote-work contingency.
- Staff welfare protocolCorrective · Limited
Welfare check-in and support for affected staff.
Supply chain knock-on effects
Suppliers in affected regions are disrupted.
- Alternative supplier shortlistPreventive · Limited
Pre-qualified alternatives for tier-1 supply.
- Inventory buffersPreventive · Limited
Buffer stock sized to climate exposure.
Long-term insurability and cost
Insurance becomes more expensive or unavailable.
- Climate adaptation roadmapPreventive · Planned · 12 months or more
Multi-year program of resilience investment.
- Insurer engagementPreventive · Limited
Active dialogue on resilience evidence.
Where this template starts you
Ratings are a starting position, not a finding. They describe a generic organisation with the controls above in place; yours will differ, and the point of opening the template is to make them yours.
Make it yours
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