Cumbria Climate Risk Analysis 2026

This Cumbria Climate Risk Analysis has been produced for the Cumbria innovative Flood Resilience (CiFR) project. It is made available free of charge to build knowledge of climate change impacts and support the development, delivery and monitoring of climate adaptation plans across Cumbria, as well as being available to others interested in the risks of climate change and its associated risks.

This project has generated four outputs.

• See the executive summary: Cumbria Climate Risk Analysis 2026 Summary
• See the full report: Cumbria Climate Risk Analysis 2026 Full report
• See the local area profiles: Cumbria Climate Risk Analysis 2026 Area profiles
• An interactive localised Cumbria climate projection data dashboard.

This project has been made possible via funding from Cumbria Innovative Flood Resilience (CiFR) to support Cumbria to understand the risks posed by our changing climate. CiFR is part of Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)’s £200 million Flood and Coastal Innovation Programme (FCIP) managed by the Environment Agency.

The full report and area profiles were produced by Nottingham Trent University. When sharing this work please use the preferred citation below: Hill, R., Gibson, E. and Pickford, R. (2026). Cumbria Climate Risk Analysis 2026. Nottingham Trent University. For questions about the methods, development and findings of the report and related outputs please engage with the corresponding author for this work Professor Rowena Hill: rowena.hill@ntu.ac.uk.