Climate Change Booklet

At the Climate Change Summit 2007, the Regional Assembly launched a practical guide for planners, local councils, developers, regulators and service providers to inform their plans. The guide explains how new housing can be designed to make it more resilient against a changing climate, preparing for hotter summers and wetter winters and ways to ensure new homes are water and energy efficient.

Climate Change Booklet - 582 KB

Climate Change Guide - 125 KB

Planners' Guide

Developed as part of the ESPACE project, the Planners' Guide to adapting to climate change impacts on the water environment has been designed as an electronic resource, available to download below.

It answers key questions about adapting to climate change, and contains ten case-studies along with many short examples to illustrate important principles. The focus of the Guide is a menu of adaptation options which should be considered for inclusion in development plans, policy documents and developments in the region.

Adapting to climate change impacts on water management: A Guide for Planners

Planners' Adaptation Guide - 2.50 MB

Appendix - 1.63 MB

Leaflet - 124 KB

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