Plymouth has been selected as one of just 62 regions across Europe to receive funding and specialist support to develop a comprehensive climate adaptation plan under a flagship programme of the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change.
The announcement places Plymouth among three UK regions chosen in this latest cohort, alongside Kent and Belfast, joining Greater London and Greater Manchester, who have been part of the initiative since 2023.
Launched in 2023, Pathways2Resilience (P2R) brings together 100 local and regional authorities, representing more than 100 million people, to strengthen their preparedness for increasingly severe climate impacts. The latest selected regions, representing a population of 55 million, identified their top climate risks as coastal and river flooding (43%), heat stress (36%), and drought (21%).
Plymouth's participation is being delivered through a partnership between Plymouth City Council, the Key Cities Innovation Network, and the University of Plymouth.
The work to be carried out will build on that identified in the On the Waterfront report, a report from the Key Cities network, which advocated for a renewed policy focus on coastal communities, and the development of coherent strategies tailored to their unique needs, with the aim of fostering economic resilience, social equity, and environmental stewardship.
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