Derry City and Strabane District CouncilClimate Change Adaptation Plan 2020-2025

Themes & Priorities
The Climate Change Adaptation Plan contains two broad
categories:
1. Cross Cutting
The focus of the cross cutting themes is to create the capacity
for climate action focusing on the necessary structures,
awareness, resources, collaboration, and information required.
2. Functional
The functional themes reflect the services and responsibilities
of Council relevant to climate adaptation.
The Cross Cutting and Functional Categories support and
contribute to achieving the adaptation plan vision and aims.
These categories consist of nine themes and associated
priorities.
The themes provide an overall framework for delivery of
climate adaptation actions. Under each priority is a range of
objectives and actions.
Our Aims
Our Vision
“Derry City & Strabane District
Council is prepared for and
resilient to the effects of climate
change, creating a safe and
sustainable region for all”
• Increase capacity to respond to climate
change ensuring resilience of our services,
people, operations, assets and estate to the
impacts of climate change.
• Raise awareness of the impacts of climate
change across the City & District to deliver
effective adaptation.
• Lead by example and work collaboratively
to ensure resilience and deliver climate
adaptation.
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DCSDC Climate Change Adaptation Plan