Adapting to the Changing Climate – consultation response

The Environmental Assessments show that too frequently the actions do not specifically target the challenges. We believe that this is because there are gaps in all of the Draft Action Plans and is a reflection that they list what is already happening in the sectors rather than identifying what needs to be done. LINK recommends that the Scottish Government works to build the capacity of all sectors to develop improved action plans before 2013 and embed adaptation action into their wider work. We recommend that all sector action plans are developed and reviewed on a 6-monthly basis and be guided by formal sector adaptation forums, with stakeholder representation.