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The Moray Council

…/publication/scottish-climate-change-adap- tation-programme-an-independent-assessme • Increased risk of flooding Climate change is likely to alter rainfall patterns and bring more heavy downpours, causing more flooding in the future. Moray has suffered serious river flooding in recent years which caused serious problems for people, businesses, communities and our • Rising sea levels Coastal…

… habitats can help to protect us from rising sea levels, storm surges and associated flooding events. Moray contains many towns and villages and coastal flooding continues to have a negative impact in some of these communities Details of recent past changes in climate and projected changes in climate for Moray over the next 100 years are shown below. The main changes of importance to Moray…

… are predicted to increase in magnitude under all forecast scenarios and this will affect Moray. The Council has already been active in responding to this task with over ¬£200 million invested in flood protection measures, however we recognise that more needs to be done. Our response to this evolving challenge is the introduction of this Climate Change Strategy which, together with our Local Development…

… years. • Increase in sea levels – Moray includes coastal towns and villages. Coastal flooding continues to have a negative impact in some of these communities. • Pollution from burning fossil fuels (coal, oil, gas) is a contributory factor for asthma and other respiratory diseases – based on the 2011 census, Moray has a population of 93,295 and the council and other public bodies have…

… dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels. Carbon dioxide, together with other greenhouse gases such as methane and nitrous oxide, stop heat escaping from the Earth into space. An increased greenhouse effect can lead to global warming and climate change. Relevant impacts of climate change for Moray include: • Changes in rainfall patterns – Moray has suffered serious flooding in recent…