As the impacts of the climate crisis intensify, organizations across all sectors must understand, assess and adapt to climate‑related risks. WSP helps clients plan for and respond to the full spectrum of climate risks, embedding resilience and sustainability into long‑term strategies, planning and decision‑making.
We integrate climate‑informed decision‑making into planning and development processes, helping organizations demonstrate credible sustainability stewardship, strengthen resilience and meet increasing regulatory, investor and community expectations.
Managing climate risk with resilience in mind
Public and private sector organizations are increasingly required to assess, quantify and disclose climate risks, including under frameworks such as the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). WSP supports clients through greenhouse gas benchmarking, climate risk and vulnerability assessments, scenario analysis and science-based target setting, providing clear, consistent and decision-ready information.
We support the prioritization of adaptation actions using economic and investment analysis. This helps clients understand potential policy requirements, cost impact, benefits, trade-offs and financial viability funding agencies with clear, comparable and consistent information. It will also demonstrate the strength of their sustainability ambitions and climate risk preparedness to investors, shareholders and other stakeholders, as globally we accelerate our efforts to secure a greener, cleaner and more resilient future.
Of all the indicators of climate change, water - our reliance on, exposure to, and use of - is perhaps the most palpable. Every establishment is fundamentally dependent to varying degrees on water, of the right quality, across their assets, networks and systems. Having in the past taken its availability for granted, growing water scarcity and disruption to supplies can have major repercussions on operations on multiple levels. In addition, the risks from extreme water-related weather events, e.g., drought, flooding, storms, sea level rise, are also rising. In short, water supply and management is becoming increasingly precariously balanced in a majority of regions, with implications not just for our clients but also the communities in which they operate.
