The Climate Ready Clyde Project Resilient Cities 2012 Anna Beswick & Lorraine FitzGerald Adaptation Scotland.

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1 The Climate Ready Clyde Project Resilient Cities 2012 Anna Beswick & Lorraine FitzGerald Adaptation Scotland

2 Adaptation Scotland National programme funded by Scottish Government supporting climate change resilience throughout Scotland Provide information about how climate has changed in the recent past and how it may change in the future; Work with businesses, communities and public sector organisations to help develop understanding of how changes in climate will impact them; Help businesses, communities and public sector organisations plan and prepare for changes in climate.

3 Glasgow Glasgow (& Clyde Valley Region) Largest city in Scotland Greater city area: 2+ million population (40+% Scottish population) Comprises 8 local authorities Growth sectors: low carbon industries, engineering, design & manufacturing, life sciences, financial and business services and tourism & events, Scotland's largest centre for the creative industries, many visitor attractions and attracts major international events Some areas of severe social deprivation Lowest life expectancy of any UK city Major flooding instances in recent years

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5 Aims of Project Provide organisations across Glasgow and the Clyde Valley with an opportunity to work together to learn more about how the region is likely to be impacted by changes in climate. Provide a forum for organisations to identify priority adaptation challenges and opportunities and implement work to address these.

6 Stakeholders involved Business Local Authority Landuse Planning Community Public Sector Infrastructure Emergency Services

7 Workshop 1 Introduction to climate change adaptation; Build networks with organisations from different sectors; Identify climate change impacts; Share information about existing work; and Identify priority areas of adaptation work and opportunities to contribute to existing work.

8 Risk and uncertainty Scenario based game

9 A reality check from London

10 Mapping the potential impacts

11 Sharing information

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13 Outcome of Workshop 1 Realisation from key stakeholders of the need for strategic approach Needed buy-in from wide stakeholder group Commissioned scoping study

14 Scoping study The benefits of a strategic approach? What might be covered in an adaptation strategy? Pace and Scale? What about leadership and co-ordination? What are the key barriers to overcome? First steps what needs to happen next?

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16 Outcome of Scoping Study Overwhelming support for a strategic approach from project participants Requirement for communications activity on three levels to recruit new participants to this initiative; to help participants gain support within their organisations; and to raise awareness of stakeholders in the wider community. Need for a mechanism for formally signing up organisations to this strategic approach.

17 Next Steps Develop a vision/ mandate that participating organisations can sign up to Develop communication resources to help project participants build capacity across their organisations and stakeholders Support the development of a framework that can be used to progress the formation of a strategic approach to adaptation.

18 Challenges No one authority responsible for Greater Glasgow lack of leadership / coordination Don t have all the relevant stakeholders on board Different levels of understanding Different priorities among stakeholders Funding National programme trying to direct action at city/regional level

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20 Lorraine FitzGerald Adaptation Scotland Private Sector Officer Anna Beswick Public Sector Officer Adaptation Scotland Partnership: