Including the closely related term extreme weather.
…. The Programme must also address adaptation and mitigation and identify the Council’s role in their delivery. 5. Measures to reduce the carbon footprint of the Council and District and adapt service delivery to address the impacts of extreme weather events will significantly reduce financial risk and generate very real savings to the public finances in the future as well as delivering…
… and establish pilot and demonstration schemes Provide a Climate Action Fund designed to incentivise and ‘pump prime’ initiatives, feasibility studies, pilot schemes and campaigns that encourage energy efficiency and carbon reduction actions amongst businesses Include Adaptation Forward planning rather than reacting to extreme weather events as they occur is essential. This process…
… of adjusting to changes in climate should be part of any long-term business strategy by WDC to implement adaptation policies alongside carbon reduction work. Actions could be to: Ensure that forward planning within the Council and across the district is the norm rather than as a reaction to extreme weather events as they occur. Encourage businesses, institutions and community organisations…