Including the closely related terms flood, and flood risk.
…, reducing flood risk, storing and cleaning water and reducing the urban heat island effect. We will work with our peer groups such as the Essex Wildlife Trust and Essex County Council in making biodiversity improvements by integrating green infrastructure solutions into urban flood management projects and developing wildlife and nature corridors to create connected networks. We will build…
… with UKPN to understand future local demand for electricity and to develop a clear plan for investing in upgrades required to the electricity distribution grid. We will require continued engagement with ECC and Environment Agency on flood defence projects and work with developers to implement flood mitigation technology and green infrastructure. To ensure the growth of sustainable transport. We…
…-being and socio-economic benefits for people and for businesses. By its nature, transport is a cross-boundary issue and so how we work with others to organise transport solutions is critical in reducing our carbon emissions. We know that our transport system is vulnerable to future climate change and at risk from increasing future flood events, and the potential impacts of high temperatures…
… to ensure that this can be delivered in a manner that supports and enhances the local biodiversity. Priorities: • Improve biodiversity • Improve air quality • Protect and improve water quality • River catchment improvements for flood resilience and habitat • Increased rural and urban tree planting Adapting to Climate Change The weather records of recent years evidence the increase in heat…
… and capacity to know what to do in an extreme weather events and support their parish emergency plans. This includes a wider understanding of flood risk, knowing the nearest community place of safety or preparing a family or business emergency plan. At organisation level we will explore county wide carbon literacy training programme for local authority officers and consider wider roll-out in other…