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Worcestershire Partnership Environment Group

Worcestershire Partnership Environment Group. Dave Throup Environment Agency and Chair of WPEG Members’ Briefing 10 th November 2011. The briefing. What WPEG does? Membership How we work Our priorities The future. What WPEG does?.

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Worcestershire Partnership Environment Group

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  1. Worcestershire Partnership Environment Group Dave Throup Environment Agency and Chair of WPEG Members’ Briefing 10th November 2011

  2. The briefing • What WPEG does? • Membership • How we work • Our priorities • The future

  3. What WPEG does? • Brings together expertise from the public, private and voluntary sectors • Advises the Partnership on environmental matters • Monitors and reports on the state of Worcestershire’s environment • Delivers environmental outcomes through partnership working

  4. What WPEG does? • State of the environment report • Climate change reporting and strategy • Provides a forum for discussion and debate • Acts as a hub for specialist groups (eg: biodiversity and water)

  5. Membership • Around 30 organisations • Between us control hundreds of staff and £m’s of expenditure • Senior level representation

  6. Worcestershire County Council District Councils District LSPs County and District councillor Chamber of Commerce Duckworth Trust Earth Heritage Trust Act on Energy Worcestershire Wildlife Trust British Waterways Environment Agency Forestry Commission Natural England English Heritage Country Land and Business Association Worcestershire NHS Worcestershire Biodiversity Partnership Worcestershire Regulatory Services Worcestershire Land Drainage Group University of Worcester Worcester College of Technology Worcester Diocese Woodland Trust Membership

  7. WPEG Structure Worcestershire Partnership Environment Group State of the Environment Group State of the Environment report Climate Change Climate Change Strategy LCLIP Biodiversity Partnership Biodiversity Action Plan Habitats Inventory Living Landscapes Water Resources Water Framework Directive Flooding

  8. How we work • Quarterly meetings of full WPEG • Topic-led • Reports on sub groups and District LSP progress • Networking! • Sub-groups meet as necessary • Virtual network – information and consultation

  9. Our priorities • Based on the best available information • National, regional and local datasets • Locally-commissioned data • Worcestershire Viewpoint survey • Local intelligence and expert knowledge • Areas with performance issues • Areas that need action through partnership

  10. Our priorities • Climate change • Reducing our contributions • Adapting to inevitable change • Water • Amount • Quality • Flooding • Biodiversity • Protecting what we’ve got • Creating more

  11. Our priorities

  12. The future • No more LAA or CAA • Fewer resources • Less top down guidance • Development pressures • New Environment White Paper

  13. The future – areas for action • Maximising economic benefits • Green infrastructure • More effective working across sectors

  14. Summary • We’re well established • Good and active membership • Hub for environmental groups and issues • Accountable for the delivery of County priorities • Common goal of making Worcestershire’s environment even better!

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