Over 240 residents are helping shape local action on climate, flooding and heat resilience in Higher Folds.
Higher Folds, Greater Manchester.
Residents from across the estate are helping shape local action to build awareness and prepare for climate challenges:
Educational sessions on flood safety, household cooling and evacuation planning are helping residents protect themselves and their neighbours during extreme events.
Local efforts are being linked with the Northern Network of community hubs to enable capacity building and peer exchanges.
Creative sessions with the Turnpike Gallery invite residents to celebrate a more resilient and connected community.
To build a picture of each community, the Resilience for Communities (R4C) program used risk mapping, open-data sources, expert interviews, community surveys and focus groups. This assessment used the Climate Resilience Measurement for Communities (CRMC) tool to assess community resilience to extreme heat and flooding - helping to identify priorities and design solutions.
Sources of resilience — Strengthened local leadership capacity enhances the community’s human and social capital.
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Social
Residents are learning practical strategies to strengthen their climate resilience and keep their community safe.
Shared activities are deepening relationships and helping residents work together on common goals.
Impact multipliers — Resilience solutions have a different mix of impact multipliers and impact multiple systems, businesses and societies. Together, multipliers produce an amplified impact.
Community Cohesion
Residents are developing a shared vision they can build on through future projects
Community Awareness
Local understanding of climate risks is improving, encouraging collective action across Higher Folds
How does this solution make a difference? – Addressing prioritized shocks and stresses
Flooding
Economic Disinvestment
Extreme Heat
Building confidence to act
Residents gain skills and knowledge to protect their homes and neighbours during flood events.
Connecting to broader opportunities
By linking with the Northern Network, residents can access new partnerships, funding and technical support for local projects.
Learning to stay cool and safe
Workshops share practical advice on keeping homes and community spaces comfortable during hotter summers.
Floods across Greater Manchester in 2023 affected families in Higher Folds. Building the community’s capacity to respond can help mitigate flood impacts.
Image source: Wigan Council
Historical underinvestment in homes, green spaces and infrastructure have left Higher Folds more exposed to floods.
Community-led mapping and training are strengthening local capacity and awareness of heat and flood risks.
Image source: Wigan Council.
With aging homes and economic instability, Higher Folds experiences higher than average vulnerability to extreme heat.
Community-led mapping and training are strengthening local capacity and awareness of heat and flood risks.
