Adapting to climate change: helping key sectors to adapt to climate change. Statutory guidance to reporting authorities 2009

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 2009
Adapting to climate change: helping key sectors to adapt to climate change. Statutory guidance to reporting authorities 2009 Download document

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Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning

Abstract

Provides reporting authorities with guidance about: assessing the current and projected impacts of climate change in relation to the authorities’ functions; preparing proposals and policies for adapting to climate change in the exercise of their functions; and co-operating with other reporting authorities for that purpose.

History

Supersedes Adapting to climate change: ensuring progress in key sectors. Consultation on the adaptation reporting power in the Climate Change Act 2008 (DEFRA, 2009). Related to the following: Adapting to climate change: helping key sectors to adapt to climate change. Government report for the adaptation reporting power (DEFRA, 2012).

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  • Scaffolding
  • Construction site equipment

Publisher History

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is a UK Government department. They are committed to tackling climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and work to secure a healthy, resilient, productive and diverse natural environment. This work has formerly been carried out by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Department of the Environment.

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