Climate change is increasingly affecting maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) operations worldwide, with extreme weather, rising sea levels, and shifting environmental conditions posing new challenges for SAR personnel, infrastructure, and equipment. The IMRF, in collaboration with Climate Adaptation Works Ltd, is conducting this survey to: 1) Understand how climate change is impacting SAR operations globally; 2) Identify gaps in preparedness, training, equipment, and infrastructure; and 3) Develop practical tools, strategies, and policy recommendations to help SAR organisations adapt

Your responses will contribute to the development of tools to help SAR teams assess and prepare for climate risks. Estimated time to complete the survey is approximately 15-20 minutes. Your participation is voluntary and anonymous, and results will be aggregated to ensure confidentiality.

This survey is designed for all levels of SAR personnel—from frontline responders to senior leadership. You can fill in the survey by yourself or gather a small team that is able to come up with the answers to the questions more effectively.

Below you can find a list of questions you are asked to answer in order to prepare for the survey and make sure that you have answers or good estimates readily at hand. You can save your progress anytime.

Everyone is asked about:
- Frequency of the organisation facing climate-related challenges
- Severity of challenges affecting your SAR capabilities
- The most significant climate hazards for SAR operations
- Design of vessels to withstand extreme weather conditions
- Vessel, station and rescue equipment upgrades or modifications that would improve readiness for climate impacts
- Training on handling SAR operations under extreme weather conditions
- Usefulness of additional training or resources to deal with climate related challenges
- Climate-related events causing delays or off-service in SAR operations
- Possible adaptations to protocols or operational procedures due to climate impacts
- Biggest barriers to improving climate resilience
- Examples of successful adaptations or responses to a climate-related challenge

Organisation-level respondents are additionally asked about:
- Conduct of a climate risk assessment for SAR operations
- Existence of a formal climate resilience strategy or framework
- Collaboration with other organisations to address climate-related challenges and the issues addressed in such collaboration
- Policy changes that would most benefit SAR operations in the face of climate change

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* 1. What country or countries does your organisation primarily cover?

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* 2. What is the name of your organisation? (optional)

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* 3. What is your primary role within your organisation?

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* 4. Are you answering the survey on your own or is there a team answering the questions?

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* 5. Are you working primarily at the level of a unit, station or RCC or at the level of the organisation? This question determines whether you are asked organisation level questions or not.

 
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