Renfrewshire Climate Adaption Plan consultation

Climate change is already affecting Renfrewshire, with increasing risks from flooding, extreme weather, heat stress, and other climate-related impacts. 

These risks have the potential to affect our communities, buildings, infrastructure, local economy, public services, and natural environment.

This Climate Adaptation Plan sets out clear actions to help Renfrewshire prepare for and respond to these challenges. It builds on existing strategies and plans and outlines how we’ll protect our communities, infrastructure, local economy, and natural environment from the effects of a changing climate.

We’re committed to ensuring our communities are healthy, resilient, and thriving, while continuing to support and protect those most vulnerable to climate change impacts.

To help us develop the best possible plan, we want to hear from people who live, work, and study in Renfrewshire. 

Your views on our draft Climate Adaptation Plan will help shape the actions we take to build a more climate-resilient future for Renfrewshire.

The draft Climate Adaptation Plan sets out how we’ll work with our partners to prepare for and respond to these challenges over the coming years. 

While the plan has been informed by evidence, risk assessments, and existing local and national policies, it is important that it also reflects the experiences, priorities, and concerns of the people who live, work, and study in Renfrewshire.

We’re consulting to:

• gather feedback on the proposed actions within the plan
• understand whether we have identified the right priorities 
• identify any additional opportunities to strengthen resilience across Renfrewshire. 

Your views will help us shape the final Climate Adaptation Plan and ensure it supports communities to adapt to a changing climate while protecting those most vulnerable to its impacts.

We’ll review and consider all responses we receive during the consultation before we present the final plan for approval and implementation.