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This letter from Anna Beswick was written ahead of the publication of the Climate Change Committee’s ‘Well Adapted UK’ report in May 2026. The letter highlights emerging findings from the ATTENUATE project<\/a> to develop a UK Adaptation Investment Framework which may help inform the ‘Well Adapted UK’ report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n