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THIS CONSULTATION

Purpose of this consultation

This consultation invites responses about the Government's strategic framework to increase Scotland's resilience to the consequences of a changing climate - Scotland's Climate Change Adaptation Framework (Adaptation Framework). It forms the second of a two-stage consultation process. The first consultation ran from June to October 2008 and focussed on establishing the strategic direction for the Adaptation Framework. It sought input on the Government's understanding of climate change adaptation and the strategic principles and priority actions underpinning a sustainable approach to climate change adaptation. The responses received to this consultation, and an accompanying analysis report, are available at: www.scotland.gov.uk/climatechangeadaptation .

The second stage of consultation seeks to further develop the strategic aims and objectives of the Adaptation Framework as well as outlining an Action Programme for 2009 to 2011 to drive progress towards the objectives. The paper proposes roles for key actors in preparing for a changing climate and outlines arrangements to measure and report progress against the Adaptation Framework.

Responding to this consultation

Thank you in advance for your response to this consultation. We are inviting responses to this consultation paper by 20 July 2009.

We would be grateful if you would use the online consultation questionnaire template provided as this will aid our analysis of responses received. Please also ensure you complete your Respondent Information Form alongside the questionnaire, available at: www.scotland.gov.uk/climatechangeadaptation

If you wish to submit a written response, please send your response and completed Respondent Information Form to: cca@scotland.gsi.gov.uk .

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An Environmental Report, produced as part of the Strategic Environmental Assessment conducted on the contents of this consultation paper, is also available to inform consultation responses at: www.scotland.gov.uk/climatechangeadaptation .

If you have questions about the consultation, please contact Mr. Jody Fleck on 0131 244 5490.

This consultation, and all other Scottish Government consultation exercises, can be viewed online on the consultation web pages of the Scottish Government website at www.scotland.gov.uk/consultations . Freephone 0800 77 1234 can tell you where your nearest public internet access point is. The Scottish Government also has an email alert system for consultations [SEconsult at www.scotland.gov.uk/consultations/seconsult.aspx ]. This system allows stakeholders, individuals and organisations to register and receive a weekly email containing details of all the new consultations (including web links).

Handling your response

We need to know how you wish your response to be handled and, in particular, whether you are happy for your response to be made public. Please complete and return the Respondent Information Form which forms part of the consultation questionnaire as this will ensure that we treat your response appropriately. If you ask for your response not to be published we will regard it as confidential, and we will treat it accordingly. All respondents should be aware that the Scottish Government is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and would therefore have to consider any request made to it under the Act for information relating to responses made to this consultation exercise.

This consultation closes on 20 July 2009. Following the closing date, all responses will be analysed and considered along with any other available evidence to inform the ongoing development of Scotland's Adaptation Framework. We aim to issue a report on this consultation process by the beginning of October 2009.

Where respondents have given permission for their responses to be made public, these will be made available to the public in the Scottish Government Library and on the Scottish Government consultation web pages by the end of August 2009. We will check all responses where agreement to publish has been given for any potentially defamatory material before making them publically available. You can make arrangements to view responses by contacting the SG Library on 0131 244 4552. Responses can be copied and sent to you, but a charge may be made for this service.

Comments and complaints

If you have any comments about how this consultation exercise has been conducted, please send them to either:
cca@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

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Summary of consultation questions

1. The Government wishes to improve understanding of the consequences of a changing climate.

1a Do you think the six actions identified in section 2.6 are the most appropriate actions to achieve this?

1b Are there additional actions that you think are necessary and if so, what are they? (Please identify up to three)

2. The Government wishes to improve the capacity of individuals and organisations to adapt well to a changing climate.

2a Do you think the two actions identified in section 2.7 are the most appropriate actions to achieve this?

2b Are there additional actions that you think are necessary and if so, what are they? (Please identify up to three)

3. The Scottish Climate Change Impact Partnership ( SCCIP) website provides a number of tools to help increase the resilience of organisations and infrastructure in Scotland to the impacts of a changing climate.

3a Have you used the website or contacted SCCIP directly for advice or help?

3b If yes, which of the following four services did you use and how do you think the service might be improved:

i. Data on climate trends and impacts in Scotland
How do you think this service might be improved?

ii. Latest research and project information including sharing best practice How do you think this service might be improved?

iii. Tools and resources to support action in adapting to and mitigating climate change

How do you think this service might be improved?

iv. Training and support events
How do you think this service might be improved?

4. What are the equalities implications of the proposed Framework?

5. The Government wishes to identify barriers to effective climate change adaptation and to address these barriers, where possible. Are you aware of particular rules, regulations or government actions that pose a barrier to you in effectively adapting to climate change? If so, please identify up to three which you would like the Government to address.

6. In Chapter 3, we set out the roles for the public sector, local government, the voluntary and business sectors which, if enacted, we believe will build resilience to a changing climate.

6a If you are responding from an organisation or institution (as you have identified in your Respondent Information Form), please offer your views on the roles set out for the sector which best represents your organisation.

6b If you are responding from an organisation or institution, please offer your views on the roles set out for other sectors you work with.

6c If you are responding as an individual not affiliated to an organisation (as you have identified in your Respondent Information Form), please offer your views on the roles set out for any sectors you interact with.

7. Please provide any additional comments you have on any aspect of the consultation.

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