Agenda item - Climate Adaptation – managing city risk and vulnerability to climate change

Report of the Executive Director, Economy, Environment & Culture

That Committee:

1)             Notes the climate adaptation work progressed to date as set out in paragraphs 3.0 to 3.8.

2)             Notes the recommended actions detailed in the city’s Climate Adaptation Action Plan report, as set out in Appendix 2.

3)             Agrees the next step as set out in Table 7 of Appendix 2 to integrate actions into the work of the council.

70.1      The Committee considered a report of the Executive Director, Economy, Environment & Culture that updated on the work that has been progressing to date to help make the city, its residents, communities, infrastructure, and economy, more resilient to climate change and extreme weather events. The report also sets out proposed next steps to take forward climate adaptation actions to reinforce the resilience of Brighton and Hove to the impacts of climate change.

70.2      Councillors Nann, Miller, Bagaeen and Davis asked questions and contributed to the debate of the report.

70.3      Resolved-

That Committee:

1)             Notes the climate adaptation work progressed to date as set out in paragraphs 3.0 to 3.8.

2)             Notes the recommended actions detailed in the city’s Climate Adaptation Action Plan report, as set out in Appendix 2.

3)             Agrees the next step as set out in Table 7 of Appendix 2 to integrate actions into the work of the council.