Aims and objectives
Aim
To help ensure that London is prepared for climate change
Objectives
- to collate and disseminate high quality information about expected climate change, its impacts on
London and examples of suitable actions to adapt, including where appropriate commissioning research
- to help stakeholders in London to be aware of the impacts of climate change on them, and to help them
develop appropriate adaptations taking into account climate change as one of the long-term factors which is built
in to their decision making and practices
- to assist in the development of London’s climate change adaptation strategy, the London Plan (the Mayor’s spatial
development strategy) and other strategies and policies which affect London as appropriate, including by responding to
key consultations
- to engage with the media to help to ensure that appropriate messages about the impacts of climate change and
ways of adapting to it reach their audiences in London, and to promote the Partnership
- to exchange information, experience and good practice with other organisations and cities with similar aims and
objectives
- to assess and monitor how prepared London is for climate change
- to work in ways which contribute to sustainable development and are complementary to the work of other organisations
and partnerships