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Policy (political awareness of the need for adaptation) has been enhanced by these extreme events and the resulting concerns related to avoiding the high future costs such as those identified in the Stern Report (2006). These events can provide windows of opportunity during which policy and programmes can be introduced as the support for a responsive policy intervention is increased based on the perceived associated benefits and costs. Keskitalo et al., 2012 showed the benefits to the policy agendas at the national and local levels when, as a result of concerns often triggered by observations and an increased understanding of the implications and science, there is a strongly integrated, multi-participant group united in their calls for action.