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Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

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… in line with acceptable levels. 1.16 This Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan sets out specific actions that the Council and its partners will carry out in order to ensure it fully adapts to the impacts of climate change. This strategy will draw on expertise from all potentially affected areas to identify how we can both build adaptive capacity and deliver actual adaptation. 1.17…

… of a changing climate. 9 2. THE RISK ASSESSMENT PROCESS 2.1 Climate change has the potential to significantly affect the services a Council provides; both as threats or opportunities for service delivery. Services are likely to be affected in different ways including the obvious direct effects on physical infrastructure and buildings, but also indirectly through effects on staff. 2.2…

…, Environmental Services (cleansing) will locate skips in accessible strategic sites across the borough to enable residents to drop off their rubbish. If this service is required, it will be advertised in the local newspapers and on the council’s website to ensure people are aware of it; • Staff from environmental services and highways will deploy staff to clear snow and ice from pavements and roads…

… ADAPTATION STRATEGY 1 BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN BOROUGH COUNCIL’S CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION STRATEGY & ACTION PLAN 2 CONTENTS PAGE Executive Summary………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..3 Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………4 The Risk Assessment…

… of this strategy and action plan are to: • Assess projected climate change for the North West and Blackburn with Darwen using the latest set of UK Climate scenarios (UKCP09); • Assess how these changes are likely to impact on Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council’s services using the risk assessment process; and • Identify priorities for actions in order to minimise these risks to the Council

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