Including the closely related terms flooding, flood risk, and flood.
… partners to manage climate change-related flood risks and mitigate the number of homes and businesses across the District that are exposed to the risk of flooding • Reduction in flood risk • Increased resilience in communities to impacts of climate change Ongoing TBC TBC P Lobby Government to increase the funding available for flood risk management to meet the growing need for action…
… especially around surface water flooding • Reduction in flood risk • Increased resilience in communities to impacts of climate change Short Term TBC TBC P Work with partners to open up main rivers and create wetlands, natural flood defences and urban drainage, as supported by the Local Plan and Biodiversity Supplementary Planning Document • Improve water quality • Improve biodiversity • Reduce…
… water consumption and maximise insta l lat ion of susta inable drainage systems, water reuse and grey water harvest ing technologies Work with ECC to ensure that all new development sites have sufficient “green/blue” infrastructure to mitigate flooding through the Sustainable Urban Drainage System Strategies submitted at Planning • Reduced risk of flooding in new developments Medium Term…
… Suffolk on the management of watercourses to enhance their flow and storage capacity and deliver wider biodiversity benefits • Improve water quality • Improve biodiversity • Reduce flooding Medium Term TBC TBC P C L I M A T E C H A N G E A C T I O N P L A N 1 5 Adapting to Climate Change Act ion Outcome Timescale Funding Carbon Impact Role Support communit ies to improve res i l…
… flooding Short Term TBC TBC P 1 6 C L I M A T E C H A N G E A C T I O N P L A N Act ion Outcome Timescale Funding Carbon Impact Role Increase drought mit igat ion for the Distr ict Ensure that planting in open space owned or managed by the council is drought resistant and requires less watering • Increase sustainability of planting schemes and resilience to climate change impacts…