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In accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the City & County of Swansea, no interests were declared.
Resolved that the Minutes of the Climate Change & Nature Recovery Service Transformation Committee held on 15 December 2026 be approved and signed as a correct record.
Jane Richmond, Project Manager, Strategic Climate Change presented a ‘for information’ report which provided an update on the development of Resilient Swansea – The Climate Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan. It also outlined the Council’s commitments and the actions formulated to date relating to the community and service resilience aspects of the Action Plan. Councillor Andrea Williams, Deputy Leader of the Council, outlined the progress already made and highlighted how the Strategy was a large part of the work of the Swansea Public Services Board. It was explained that the Strategy was presented to, and unanimously adopted by, Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and the Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority (MWWFRA). It was approved by Swansea Council’s Cabinet on 19 November 2025. It was added that the full accompanying Climate Adaptation Action Plan (“the Action Plan”) was still under development and it was designed to address the 147 ‘asks’ by Welsh Government (WG) in the Wales Strategy and the 150 ‘asks’ of the partner organisations and the people and businesses of Swansea. These commitments, aligned with the Local Government Net Zero commitments, create an overarching strategic framework supported by a suite of SMART actions to measure how councils are delivering against these commitments. The report also outlined details on the Action Plan’s development, the economic, social and environmental costs of climate change and the next steps. The Committee were also provided with a presentation which detailed the following: - · Climate Adaptation Strategy for Wales – October 2024; · Project Zero Swansea; · A positive story for Swansea; · Workshops;. · Action Plan development; and · Further website development and launch. The Committee discussed the following: - · Consulting with partners - community and town councils, housing associations, business community and utilising feedback; · The development of the dedicated website and links to Swansea Council’s website; · ‘Do little things’ campaign; · Funding going forward; and · The draft Strategy being presented to the Committee. The Chair and Committee thanked all those involved for the progress made.
Tom Evans, Placemaking and Strategic Planning Manager provided the Committee with a presentation on Swansea LDP2, 2023-38. Details provided included: - · Council Resolution January 2025; · Consultation on pre-deposit plan; · Consultation outcomes informing deposit plan; · LDP2 – Climate change and nature recovery; · Ongoing work; and · Marine SAC. The Committee asked questions of the officer, which were responded to accordingly. The Chair commented on the successful ongoing engagement process currently being undertaken and thanked the officer for the update presentation.
The Chair presented the Committee Work Plan 2025/26. Resolved that the updated Committee Work Plan 2025/26, be approved.
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