A Place in Balance
‘Creating an environment more in balance, one that will support Central Scotland to thrive in a changing climate’.
- An environment that can adapt to climate change
- Communities which function well and can cope with change
- Properly maintained natural resources cost less to maintain
- Natural resources are valued and managed
- A region in greater carbon balance
- Increasing woodland cover in line with the Scottish Forestry Strategy target
- Supporting water catchment and coastal zone management
- Reducing the effect of climate change by capturing, storing and retaining carbon (for example, through protecting peatland, planting trees and other land-management practices)
- Investing in our public parks, tree planting, roof gardens and other forms of sustainable urban drainage to improve the green infrastructure of our major towns and cities
Who will benefit:
- People will be less exposed to the effects of a changing climate
- Disadvantaged communities as they see environmental inequalities being reduced
- Businesses through measures to reduce the amount of energy and water they use
- The public sector as the costs associated with dealing with the effects of climate change (for example, flood defences) are kept as low as possible.