Issue - meetings

(i)         That the Staffordshire Adaptation Strategy be formally adopted.

(ii)        The Council helps facilitate action contained within the Staffordshire Adaptation Strategy through its membership of the Staffordshire sustainability Board (SSB)

The Portfolio Holder for Sustainable Environment introduced a report seeking adoption of the Staffordshire Adaptation Strategy which would set out areas for action. 

The aim was for Staffordshire Councils to recognise that adapting to climate change was a vital part of planning for the future.

The Leader stated that Newcastle would be the first Authority in Staffordshire to adopt this important document.

Resolved:     (i)         That the Staffordshire Adaptation Strategy be formally

adopted.

(ii)          The Council helps facilitate action contained within the Staffordshire Adaptation Strategy through its membership of the Staffordshire sustainability Board (SSB)

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