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Interpreting the PBD on Adaptation

CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION Stirling Council’s Approach Angela Heaney SSN Annual Conference 7 November 2013. Interpreting the PBD on Adaptation. Sustainable Development Strategy, 2006, Objective 1:

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Interpreting the PBD on Adaptation

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  1. CLIMATE CHANGEADAPTATIONStirling Council’s ApproachAngela HeaneySSN Annual Conference7 November 2013

  2. Interpreting the PBD on Adaptation • Sustainable Development Strategy, 2006, Objective 1: “The Council will work to reduce the cause and effects of Climate Change in line with national targets” • Simplified the Public Bodies Duties language to “a requirement to take action on adaptation” • Developed a Weather Impacts Profile 2000-2010 • Council emissions ca 2% of the area’s; UK emissions ca 2% of the world’s • Increasingly likely to overshoot the international target to keep global average temperature rise at 2ºC or less

  3. Gaining Corporate Management buy-in • Ongoing – need to tackle on a number of fronts & push at any open doors • Inclusion in Corporate Risk Register • Participation in EU Cities Adapt Project • Flag up existing work - don’t need to badge as ‘adaptation’ • Emphasise local benefits

  4. Risk based approach • Failure to discharge Council’s PBD under the Climate Change Act is 1 of 29 strategic risks in the Corporate Risk Register • Significant impacts: business/service continuity and financial risks, plus risk of a legal challenge, from the impacts of a changing climate • Internal Control: Development of an Adaptation Strategy • Treatment Action: Implementing the Strategy Action Plan • Progress in implementation managed as part of risk management structure

  5. EU Cities Adapt Project • European Commission project to provide capacity building & assistance for cities to develop & implement adaptation strategies • 21 cities placed in 3 geo-climatic sub-groups • Signed up September 2012, final Conference 3 June 2013 • Participation required Councillor engagement • Support from web-based tutorials, workshops and city site visits to learn from each other through coaching and peer review • Draft Adaptation Strategy main output

  6. EU Cities Adapt Project – Site Visits Augustenborg Eco-Village, Malmo Scandinavian Green Roof Institute

  7. Draft Strategy • Established a cross-Service Project Task Group • Collected contributing activity • Generated relevant data • Emphasise ‘no regret’ measures • Write…consult...re-write… Major incidents in the Stirling Council area, 1992-2012 Since 1992, 17 of the 28 incidents logged were weather-related (61%). Between 1992 and 2001, 3 out of 8 incidents (38%) Between 2002 and 2011, 12 out of 18 incidents (67%). Winter Service Budget - Overspent for every one of the last 6 years by an average £675,830/year. Different types of urban households at risk of 1 in 200 year flood event

  8. Challenges • Surprisingly poor understanding of adaptation • Gaining & maintaining buy-in across the organisation • Timescales & need to keep reporting – to the EU Cities Adapt Project Consortium & Provost’s Panel • Ensuring immediate line management buy-in • Resourcing

  9. Next Steps • Revise, update & finalise draft • More detailed consultation with Services • Develop an Action Plan through cross-Service Working Group • Aim to put to Committee in June 2014 • Delivery, monitoring & reporting progress • Engage with Community Planning Partners • Community involvement

  10. Contact Details Angela Heaney Stirling Council, Environment Services, Endrick House, Kerse Road, Stirling FK7 7SZ T: 01786 233030 heaneya@stirling.gov.uk www.stirling.gov.ukthen use A-Z

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