Wetland managers need tools to assess how climate change may impact wetlands and identify appropriate adaptation options. The document presents an adaptation toolkit for wetland managers that allows them to evaluate the sensitivity of existing or new wetlands to climate change risks and helps identify management changes. The online, free to use toolkit scores wetlands based on how climate change may impact their key hydrological characteristics and associated vegetation and wildlife. Feedback is sought to improve the toolkit and ensure it helps with decision-making around wetland management under climate change.

1. Wetlands and Climate Change Harriet Orr Research Scientist, Climate Change, Evidence Directorate Mike Acreman Wetland Hydrologist, Centre For Ecology and Hydrology 6 th January 2012

2. Adapting Wetlands to Climate Change: a toolkit for wetland managers

3. Wetlands are likely to be vulnerable

5. Risk-based tool-kit

8. location interest feature water mechanism N England river-fed Vegetation 50% 30% 20% Tier 1 tool wetland type Wet grassland

10. http://www.ceh.ac.uk/sci_programmes/Water/WetlandsandClimate.html On-line, free to use now

16. Plant community trajectories

17. Wetland soil properties