… by our residents and communities who highlighted concerns over the state of the environment, including the impacts of climate change, air quality, pollution and single use plastics. The Outline Climate Change Strategy has outlined six key climate change action themes. Each of the action themes have an operational working group and this document reflects the developments of the Our Adaptation…
… Themes taken from Wigan Council’s Outline Climate Change Strategy (2020) Our Resilience & Adaptation Our Communities & Wellbeing Our Sustainability & Consumption Our Built Environment Our Natural Environment Our Air Quality & Transport 3.1 ACTION PLAN FRAMEWORK AND DEVELOPMENT This action plan outlines how Wigan Council can adapt to a changing climate…
…%, with a potentially larger reduction in the UK6. However, this is likely to be a temporary phenomenon as vehicular travel, business and industry are expected to return to pre-COVID-19 levels. Clear parallels can be drawn between the UK’s first instance of lockdown beginning in March 2020, and rapid improvements in the local environment, including air quality and the rewilding of greenspaces. Within Wigan…
…. 23 SECTION 7: OUR ADAPTATION & RESILIENCE ACTION PLAN 2021-2026 24 7.1 OUR ADAPTATION & RESILIENCE ACTION PLAN 2021-2026 Our Resilience & Adaptation Our Communities & Wellbeing Our Sustainability & Consumption Our Built Environment Our Natural Environment Our Air Quality & Transport 25 THEME 1: COUNCIL ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE 1. Flood Risk…