Including 5 closely related terms such as flooding, flood, and flood protection.
… system more clearly with climate change priorities. Flood protection schemes are currently designed with a variable (location-based) percentage allowance for climate change, in line with current SEPA guidelines. The council develops catchment based flood risk management plans, which identify flood risk and proposed mitigation factoring in climate change. These plans adopt an integrated…
… catchment based approach to flood risk management including links to River Basin Management Plans. Acting in a Sustainable Way Sustainable development means meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability for future generations to meet their own needs2. Development continues to outpace the ability of our Earth’s systems to rebalance and as a result, the natural systems…
… requirements on: • Coastal erosion; • Biodiversity enhancement; • Compensatory planting; • Active travel; • Food growing areas; • Use of brownfield sites; • Promoting green and blue networks; • Surface water management; and • Avoiding areas at risk of flooding. The draft NPF4, currently out for consultation, requires that significant carbon reductions are delivered through aligning the planning…
… and woodland can absorb carbon and reduce flooding. Catastrophic species decline can be reversed if habitats are restored and ecosystems allowed to function naturally. Moray Council can deliver this duty by managing its own land sustainably with a nature based approach, through planning regulation, and supporting green employment within our communities. 1.2 Greenhouse Gas Reporting The Climate…