Derry City and Strabane District CouncilClimate Change Adaptation Plan 2020-2025
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Climate change affects all Council activities, from the buildings<br />
we manage, services we deliver, our open spaces <strong>and</strong> the roles<br />
we undertake in emergency planning <strong>and</strong> response. It also has<br />
a wide range of impacts on local businesses <strong>and</strong> residents,<br />
particularly the most vulnerable.<br />
The better we prepare <strong>and</strong> adapt, the lesser the potential<br />
impacts associated with any given degree of climate change.<br />
In addition, unlike emissions reduction, adaptation can provide<br />
immediate local benefits as any measures will help residents<br />
to cope better with current climate variability <strong>and</strong> extreme<br />
weather.<br />
Ultimately, climate change adaptation planning can help<br />
protect people, property, environment <strong>and</strong> resources essential<br />
to the sustainable growth of our region.<br />
the<br />
Environment<br />
Enhancing<br />
&<br />
Protecting<br />
Natural<br />
Vulnerable Residents<br />
Safeguarding<br />
Climate resilience<br />
delivers multiple<br />
benefits<br />
Supporting<br />
Economic Growth<br />
Avoiding Costs<br />
& Making Savings<br />
DCSDC Climate <strong>Change</strong> <strong>Adaptation</strong> <strong>Plan</strong><br />
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