3.0 Adaptation action plan and implementation
3.1 Coventry City Council has developed a climate change adaptation and resilience strategy and action plan. The development of the Strategy and Plan is being supported by Coventry’s independent Climate Change Board’s Adaptation and Resilience Pathway Group (ARPG) which consists of representatives from a number of key stakeholders all of whom have an interest in promoting adaptation and resilience. The Group is currently chaired by a senior representative from the Environment Agency.
3.2 This strategy and action plan provides a comprehensive framework for the city of Coventry to adapt to and address the impacts of climate change. The document places the adaptation strategy and action plan within the context of broader local, regional, and national climate initiatives, explaining how it fits into existing climate change and resilience planning efforts in Coventry.
3.3 The strategy and action plan defines principles and processes for implementing the strategy. These include guiding principles and practical steps for effective action. The strategy emphasizes:
- a coordinated integrated approach – focusing on the need for organisations and stakeholders in the city to work together and to share resources and activities which improve the overall effectiveness in being adaptable and resilient;
- a people-centred locality sensitive approach – focusing on the needs and involvement of the community in a way which is sensitive to the different circumstances which may exist across the city;
- an ecologically sensitive approach – maximising the opportunity of working with nature to enhance biodiversity which making locations more adaptable and resilient.
- a resilient development approach – which highlights the importance of innovative solutions and sustainable practices which focus on changes in ways areas are maintained as well as designed.
3.4 A detailed adaptation implementation plan outlines the specific actions required to address high-priority risks, followed by actions for addressing medium-priority risks. These sections provide actionable steps to enhance the city's resilience and ensure a sustainable future for Coventry.
3.5 The implementation plan outlines systems and structures for its implementation. Implementing the plan will require participation from a range of different stakeholders and experts across many sectors. Coventry City Council is in a strong position to ensure regular engagement with key stakeholders who have a role to play in delivering the priority actions in the adaptation strategy through its well-established Adaptation and Resilience Pathway Group (ARPG). The ARPG has representation from a number of sectors and key stakeholders that are currently actively involved in climate change adaptation and resilience initiatives. This collaborative structure has created a foundation for ensuring active participation by a wide range of stakeholders in the successful delivery of the adaptation strategy and implementation plan.
3.6 The implementation plan is divided into three sections with categories of action for promoting adaptation and resilience:
- Enabling action are higher level, cross sectoral actions that need to take place for the strategy to be implemented.
- Addressing the ‘High Priority’ climate risks identified in the risk and opportunity assessment.
- Address the identified ‘Medium Priority’ climate risks identified in the risk and opportunity assessment.
3.7 The Actions listed below are currently in draft with a proposal for members of the Pathway Group to consider the resources for implementation and their current status some actions are for immediate implementation whilst other will need to be planned for or for bids for external funding to be secured or more detailed business cases to be made to make certain aspirations a reality. The Group intends to finalise the Strategy and the planned actions for the coming years early in the new year for consideration and approval from the City Council’s Cabinet Members.
3.8 The column in the tables for High and Medium risk categories 1 & 2 (listed from pages 33 to 55) relates to whether they are actions requiring an immediate action or require further deliberation.
| Action description | Owner | Possible Partners | Action type | Estimated costs | Resource Intensity | Priority | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Create a specific Terms of Reference for the Adaptation and Resilience Pathway Group (ARPG) to focus on the implementation of the adaptation strategy and priority adaptation actions |
CCC Sustainability & Climate Change team |
ARPG | Management | None – CCC staff | Low | High | December 2024 |
| Action description | Owner | Possible Partners | Action type | Estimated costs | Resource Intensity | Priority | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recruit or assign a Climate Change Adaptation Officer to lead the strategy and implementation of the Plan |
CCC Sustainability & Climate Change team |
CCC | Management | c£50,000 per year | Low to Medium | High | December 2026 |
| Action description | Owner | Possible Partners | Action type | Estimated costs | Resource Intensity | Priority | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assign the responsibility within the ‘Adaptation & Resilience Pathway Group’ (ARPG) to identify, communicate and support applications to funding opportunities for climate adaptation projects. | ARPG | ARPG | Access to Funding | Staff time | Low | High | August 2027 |
| Action description | Owner | Possible Partners | Action type | Estimated costs | Resource Intensity | Priority | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manage (update, maintain and expand) a database of climate adaptation projects for Coventry using this adaptation action plan as a basis | ARPG | CCC, Sustainability & Climate Change team, ARPG Members | Management | None – ARPG and CCC staff | Low | High | Ongoing |
| Action description | Owner | Possible Partners | Action type | Estimated costs | Resource Intensity | Priority | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manage (update, maintain and expand) a data repository (including GIS Data) of climatic and environmental conditions relating to climate change and extreme weather events over time | CCC ARPG |
CCC Sustainability & Climate Change team, ARPG Members |
Management |
£50,000 (external researchers) |
Low | High | Ongoing |
| Action description | Owner | Possible Partners | Action type | Estimated costs | Resource Intensity | Priority | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Involve young people in the ARPG and facilitate including climate adaptation as a theme in Youth Boards/Councils | ARPG |
CCC Sustainability & Climate Change team |
Co-ordination | None – ARPG and CCC staff | Low | Medium | Ongoing |
|
Action description |
Owner |
Possible Partners |
Action type |
Estimated costs |
Resource Intensity |
Priority |
Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Conduct training sessions to help businesses and 3rd sector organisations develop their own climate risk assessments and adaptation plans. |
CCC Sustainability & Climate Change team |
ARPG |
Awareness Raising & Behaviour Change |
£50 000 (external training providers) |
Low to Medium |
Medium |
Aug 2027 |
Actions to addressing high priority risks
| Action title | Action description | Owner | Possible Partners | Action type | Estimated costs | Resource intensity | Category | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advice and support to reduce risk of heat effects particularly on vulnerable households | Raise awareness of frontline staff involved in social care and health in children’s services on the effects of extreme heat on people with vulnerable conditions so they can provide advice and support to the households they visit. To run marketing and communications/ public messaging campaigns to promote behaviours that will reduce risk of exposure |
CCC NHS Schools |
Local media, NHS, Academy trusts, community organisations, care homes | Local delivery, advice and support | Low | Low | 1 | December 2025 |
| Use Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE ) resources to assess the thermal performance and energy efficiency of new developments | Use Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers’ (CIBSE’s) guidance, such as Technical Memorandum 59 (TM59) for assessing overheating risk in new homes |
CCC Planning CCC Property Services |
CIBSE | Local planning and policies | None - CCC staff | Low | 1 | December 2026 |
| Establish community cooling centres | Research the possibility of converting public buildings into cooling centres during heat waves to provide relief for vulnerable populations (similar to the Warm Spaces initiative) | CCC Community Resilience |
- | Research and data collection | None -CCC staff | Low | 1 | December 2026 |
| Expand tree planting initiatives | Consolidated existing tree planting initiatives (such as planting trees alongside paths to provide shading and using urban Tree Challenge fund and LA tree fund) into a long-term programme | CCC Ecology | Woodland Trust | Local planning and policies | None - CCC staff | Low | 1 | Ongoing |
| Creating new green spaces, turf roofs and living walls | To create new opportunities for green spaces in place of concrete and tarmac where practical and where possible encourage the development of turf roofs and living walls in new development or retrofit projects especially in inner city hot spots. Also consider use of different materials to reflect radiated heat |
Planning & Sustainability Team |
Planning Coventry University Citizen Housing |
Local planning and policies | To be established on a case by case basis with potential funding from Section 106 or Biodiversity Net Gain etc. where appropriate | Medium to high depending upon project locations etc. | 1 | Ongoing |
| Develop a detailed Urban Heat Island (UHI) map for Coventry | Develop a UHI map that can be used to more accurately identify areas at risk from high temperatures to enable effective targeting of actions for communities at risk and to assist in prioritising locations. To use a liveable neighbourhoods approach which prioritises urban greening for improved street design |
CCC Climate Change Team WMCA |
University of Birmingham, Met Office | Research and Data Collection | WMCA securing funding for the development of a heat map of the region with granular detail down to neighbourhood level to help identify locations and types of interventions to help improve architecture and urban design to help cool locations down | Low resource funded through UKRI and University of Birmingham | 1 | December 2026 |
| Maximise the opportunity to use surfacing and street designs that promote a cooler environment, when carrying out improvements to streets | Optimising the design of small green spaces through the use of microclimate modelling for smaller localized areas to create cooler neighbourhoods using new surface materials, vegetation and building structures aligning spaces with wind flow etc. | CCC | Developers | Research and modelling Project implementation |
Establish costs for developing an SPD Developing projects on a case-by-case basis |
Low | 1 | December 2027 |
| Action title | Action description | Owner | Possible Partners | Action type | Estimated costs | Resource intensity | Category | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ensure the measures from the Environment Agency Flood Risk Management Plans, Coventry Flood Risk Management Plan (FRMP) and Strategy (LFRMS) and Coventry Surface Water Management Plan (SWMP) are implemented and under frequent review | Track and report on progress on the implementation of the Flood Risk Management Plan (FRMP), the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy (LFRMS) and the Surface Water Management Plan (SWMP) | CCC – Flood Risk Management | Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, Warwickshire County Council, Environmental Authority (EA), Canal and Rivers Trust | Risk assessment and data gathering | None – CCC Staff for reporting progress (however implementation of the FRMP, LFRMS and SWMP includes significant costs requiring external bids to national fund sources.) | High | 1 | Ongoing |
| Slowing rates of flow from front drives and gardens | To Pilot approaches to encourage households to retain vegetation and porous surfaces in front gardens and driveways to preserve the streetscape to accommodate vehicles whilst enabling the slowing down of the rates of flow of water from front drives and thus reducing the risk of flooding and the provision of shelter | CCC | Severn Trent Garden Organic Coventry University Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) |
Piloting awareness raising guidance Development of pilot initiatives funded through Section 106 or other contributions from developers or grant making trusts etc. |
Awareness raising materials and publications etc Funding of pilot front driveways and gardens Dependent upon size of scheme also supporting households who may fund themselves especially if this proves to be a cheaper viable option |
Low to Medium | 1 | 2027 |
| Action title | Action description | Owner | Possible Partners | Action type | Estimated costs | Resource intensity | Category | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Support the take up of existing food provision systems | Ensure mechanisms are in place for people to take up their entitlement for free school meals and the holiday activities and food To learn from the Warwickshire County public health model and promote the benefits in the ‘Food for Life programme to local schools across the city |
CCC Universal Services and CCC Revenues and Benefits |
Local Schools Garden Organic Food Network Housing Associations NHS |
Local Planning and Policies | None- CCC staff | Low to medium | 2 | August 2027 |
| To promote the use of the food waste collection service and raise public awareness of ways to minimise food waste | To enhance food waste participation rates and the amounts collected help to raise awareness leading to more efficient use of food including the use of wonky vegetables that are disposed of as waste due to their unconformity in shape. Promoting practical skills to assist families in cooking fresh food in order to avoid costlier prepared meals and how to preserve food and store it safely at the right temperature | CCC | Food network | Awareness Raising and Behaviour Change | Not known at this stage potential bid for external funding for innovatory approaches to tackling issues concerned with a particular focus on deprived neighbourhoods | Low | 2 | December 2027 |
| Identify areas for additional local food production | Identify locations and map sites for community gardens and food growing (including neglected open spaces) and link to community and networks and allotment groups | CCC Parks Service | Federation of allotments, Community Groups Garden Organic |
Research and Data Collection | £20 000 (external mapping consultants) |
Low to medium | 1 | December 2026 |
| Implement urban agriculture programme and supporting the development of social enterprises to sustain food production and distribution to families in need | Launch a programme to promote the conversion of underutilised urban spaces using creative approaches such as use of roofs and vertical growing opportunities (e.g. living walls) for the creation of productive gardens and farms, promoting local food production to improve food security, reduce transportation emissions, and provide fresh produce to the community | CCC Parks Service Sustainability & Climate Change Team |
Federation of allotments Community Groups Garden Organic The Pod Developers, urban designers and architects |
Awareness Raising and Behaviour Change Development projects |
Seek funding C£50 000 (communication materials, workshops) Development funding for works on the ground |
Low to medium | 1/2 | December 2026 |
| Support community food hubs by making local grown fresh produce available to those in need | Work in partnership to continue to support local food banks and food hubs that provide safe and affordable food, enhance local food distribution networks, and include educational workshops on food safety and sustainable cooking practices. Develop closer relationships with the food industry and supermarkets to promote access to affordable fresh produce and other foods |
Coventry Food Network | Coventry Council, Local NGOs | Awareness Raising and Behaviour Change |
Seek funding to develop further support for access to food particularly for vulnerable members of the community C£50 000 |
Low to medium | 1 | December 2026 |
| Promotion in the reduction of food waste | Promote the food waste collection service and promote awareness of the need for the reduction of sources of food waste including preventing wastage from storage depots and distribution centres. To consider initiatives like Fareshare, the City Harvest and Felix Project in London | CCC | Food Network Adult Education |
Awareness Raising and Behaviour Change R&D liaison with external organisations like Sustain |
Seek funding for community based and citywide initiatives with statutory agencies working with the third sector | Requires further research and fact finding from best practice exemplars and learning from others with practical experience | 2 | December 2028 |
| Action title | Action description | Owner | Possible Partners | Action type | Estimated costs | Resource intensity | Category | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identify funding for water conservation products in public buildings | Identify capital funding to install water conservation products (e.g. rainwater harvesting systems or water butts) in public buildings such as schools and council buildings to demonstrate reduced reliance on main water supplies and promote water conservation | CCC – household water users Severn Trent Water – non-household water users |
Coventry Council, Schools, Severn Trent Water | Fund access |
To seek funding based upon earlier considerations £15,000 (pilot of 50 buildings at £3000 per kit) |
Medium to high | 2 | August 2027 |
| Improve the visibility of public water quality information | Collect and review existing public information on water quality around Coventry and identify information gaps where sampling might be required | Severn Trent Water |
CCC Environment Agency |
Monitoring and Evaluation | None – STW staff | Low to medium | 1 | December 2027 |
| Action title | Action description | Owner | Possible Partners | Action type | Estimated costs | Resource intensity | Category | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retrofit health facilities to be climate smart | Conduct an assessment of the requirements to upgrade existing hospitals, Clinics GP Practices and care homes with heat-resistant and flood- resistant materials, install advanced cooling systems, and improve drainage systems to handle extreme weather events |
CCC & NHS Resilience (coordinator) |
NHS | Research and Data Collection |
Identify risks associated with buildings and the priorities To identify resources and inform estates management programme to plan in the long term to address issues within those facilities which present the greatest risk |
High | 2 | August 2027 |
| Conduct emergency response training |
Continue to regularly train health and social care staff on emergency protocols for extreme weather, including evacuation and patient care during heatwaves and floods. Include guidance for carers and frontline staff to confidently advise vulnerable individuals on managing home temperatures during extreme heat, cold, or heavy rainfall |
CCC (Public Health & Adult Social care) Resilience (coordinator) |
NHS | Capacity building | None - CCC and NHS staff | Low | 2 | August 2027 |
| Action title | Action description | Owner | Possible partners | Action type | Estimated costs | Resource intensity | Category | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Develop a Climate-Adaptive School Network |
Build on the Coventry Eco Schools and Coventry Green Awards Scheme to create a network of schools that share best practices and resources for adapting to climate change impacts. |
CCC Services for Schools |
Academies, Faith Schools, Colleges and Nurseries |
Collaboration |
£20 000 (Network set up and communication materials) |
Low to medium | 2 | August 2027 |
| Pilot climate resilience audits in schools | Set up a programme to perform regular audits of pilot school buildings to assess and improve their resilience to climate change impacts. |
CCC Services for Schools |
Pilot schools, Universities (to conduct audit) | Monitoring and Review |
£30 000 (10 schools @£3000/audit) |
Low to medium | 2 | August 2027 |
| Coordinate tree planting fund applications with schools |
Coordinate a programme to support fund applications for a school’s tree planting programme (e.g. through the Woodlands Trust). This will increase tree planting around school premises to provide shade, reduce heat islands, and improve air quality. |
CCC Ecology | Woodland Trust, Local School, Academies, Faith Schools, Colleges and Nurseries | Collaboration | None – CCC and School Staff | Low | 2 | August 2027 |
| Action title | Action description | Owner | Possible Partners | Action type | Estimated costs | Resource intensity | Category | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Establish Integrated Infrastructure Resilience Forum | Create a sub-group within the ARPG that brings together key stakeholders from energy, water, transport, and ICT sectors to coordinate and enhance resilience planning. This should align with activities of the Adaptation Infrastructure Forum. | ARPG | CSW Resilience CCC Resilience, Transport for West Midlands, West Midlands Resilience Forum, National Highways, Network Rail |
Coordination | None- ARPG | Low | 1 | December 2026 |
| Conduct research on how connected data across different infrastructure systems can improve climate reliance | Develop a climate change adaptation digital twin to assess the potential impact of flooding caused by climate change on energy, water and telecoms networks (e.g. CREDO) | CCC Community Resilience |
ARPG, CCC Climate Change |
Monitoring and evaluation | £50,000 (Digital twin development) | Low to medium | 1 | December 2026 |
| Action title | Action description | Owner | Possible partners | Action type | Estimated costs | Resource intensity | Category | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conduct research on the impacts of climate change on water use and supply. | Utilise the next stage of Water Resources Management Plan development to further understand links between climate, water use and supply.” We do not know at this stage how geographically granular our analysis will be or what arrangements there will be set in place to share the data outputs with other parties. | Severn Trent Water | CCC | Research and Data Collection | None -STW staff | Low | 1 | Dec 2028 |
| Coordinate the roll out of water saving campaigns to households and businesses across Coventry. | Working with Coventry City Council Severn Trent is looking to align messaging and campaigns related to efficiency of water use. This could include behaviour change programmes in schools and universities. Community key messages to improve the efficiency of water use and helping people to identify ways to reduce the levels of unnecessary water consumption. | Severn Trent Water | CCC | Awareness Raising and Behaviour Change | None - STW staff | Low | 1 | Dec 2028 |
Actions to addressing medium priority risks
| Action title | Action description | Owner | Possible Partners | Action type | Estimated costs | Resource intensity | Category | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Establish a Business Climate Change Resilience Forum | Create local resilience business forum to share networks (such as Business Growth West Midlands), information, resources, and best practices, training, tools (such as Business Resilience Healthcheck Tool) and support sessions | CCC - Flood Risk Management and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce | CCC (Business Development), Resilience, WMCA businesses support | Coordination | None – Chamber and CCC Staff | Low | 2 | August 2027 |
| Develop flood resilience grants programme | Identify any grant funding opportunities to support businesses in enhancing flood mitigation and resilience measures, such as flood barriers and raised electrical systems | CCC Flood Risk Management |
CCC Resilience, WMCA business Support, Environment Agency River Severn Trust |
Coordination | Contract staff in combination with CCC Staff. £90,000 | Low | 2 | August 2027 |
| Implement business flood preparedness audits | Identify high risk and conduct audits of these business premises to assess flood risk and recommend improvements, providing businesses with tailored flood risk management plans | CCC Flood Risk Management | Local Businesses | Research and Data Collection | £100,000 (10 businesses at 10 000 per audit) | Low to Medium | 2 | August 2027 |
| Action title | Action description | Owner | Possible Partners | Action type | Estimated costs | Resource intensity | Category | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promote flexible work arrangements | Develop and promote policies that allow flexible work hours and remote work options during extreme heat events to reduce exposure and maintain productivity | CCC(personnel) NHS (awaiting confirmation) |
CCC | Awareness raising and behaviour change | None – CCC Staff | Low | 2 | August 2027 |
| Launch heat- resilient workplace grants programme | Identify and promote grants to support businesses in implementing heat-resilient modifications, such as installing energy-efficient cooling systems and improving insulation and green infrastructure such as trees for shading and ensuring there is a garden or open green space within 300m of the work location | CCC Business Development |
Businesses, WMCAs, Energy Capital team | Local Planning and Policies | None – CCC Staff | Low | 2 | August 2027 |
| Develop a heatwave health and safety training programme | Create a training programme for employees and employers on health and safety practices during heatwaves, including recognising heat stress symptoms and first aid | NHS | CCC Business Development |
Awareness raising and behaviour change | None – NHS Staff | Low | 2 | August 2027 |
| Conduct workplace heat risk assessments | Perform assessments of work environments to identify heat risks and recommend improvements, such as shading, ventilation, and cooling systems where appropriate. Green Business Network to provide support and advice regarding low energy cooling options | CCC, agencies and businesses | CCC | Monitoring and evaluation | Internal business budget | Medium | 2 | By 2030 |
| Action title | Action description | Owner | Possible partners | Action type | Estimated costs | Resource intensity | Category | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Develop a local supplier network | Create a network of local suppliers (linked to the proposed local resilience business forum) to reduce reliance on imported goods. This network will facilitate connections between local businesses and suppliers, enhancing local supply chain resilience during disruptions. | CCC Business Development |
Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce | Upgrading and modifying existing practices | None – CCC Staff and Chamber Staff | Low | 2 | August 2027 |
| Assess potential for real-time supply chain monitoring system | Research and design a system for real-time monitoring of supply chains to detect and respond quickly to disruptions caused by extreme weather events. The system could use sensors and data analytics to track supply chain status. | CCC Business Development |
Partner University, Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) | Monitoring and evaluation | £50 000 (external consultants or University) | Medium | 2 | By 2030 |
| Action title | Action description | Owner | Possible partners | Action type | Estimated costs | Resource intensity | Category | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conduct a seasonal energy efficiency campaign | Run a targeted campaign to educate residents about the benefits of energy efficiency measures specific to both summer cooling and winter heating. | CCC Climate Change Team | 3rd Sector Organisation | Awareness raising and behaviour change | £30,000 (communication materials, event hire) |
Low to medium | 2 | August 2027 |
| Action title | Action description | Owner | Possible partners | Action type | Estimated costs | Resource intensity | Category | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ensure Coventry Local Air Quality Action Plan is implemented | Track and report on progress on the Air Quality Action Plan | CCC | - | Monitoring and evaluation | None – CCC Staff for reporting progress | Low | 1 | December 2026 |
| Enforce Policy EM7 | Strictly enforce the air quality policies outlined in the local plan, specifically Policy EM7 from the Coventry Air Quality Supplementary Planning Document (2019), which deals with air quality and new developments | CCC Environmental protection |
CCC planning | Local Planning and Policies | None – CCC Staff | Low | 1 | December 2026 |
| Action title | Action description | Owner | Possible partners | Action type | Estimated costs | Resource intensity | Category | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work with UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to ensure data is shared which is relevant to Coventry | To work with UKHSA to set up a programme to monitor, track and publish data about vector populations and disease incidence across the West Midlands and to inform Public Health when necessary. |
UKHSA |
NHS CCC |
Collaboration in ensuring data is available to assist designing interventions on the ground when required | None | Low to medium | 2 | August 2027 |
| Develop public health communication plan | Consider ways of notifying local citizens of vector borne disease risks e.g. Lyme’s Disease and how to avoid contact with vector sources and to recognize the symptoms. |
NHS |
CCC |
Awareness raising and behaviour change | None at present | Low to medium | 2 | August 2027 |
| Implement integrated vector management | Develop and enforce a plan for managing vector habitats, including urban green spaces, to reduce the risk of vector- borne diseases through habitat modification. | CCC ecology | UKHSA, CCC Roads Department | Upgrading and modifying existing Infrastructure and practices | None – CCC Staff | Low | 2 | August 2027 |
| Continue to train local health workers on vector-borne diseases | Provide specialised training for local NHS staff to improve their ability to diagnose, treat, and manage vector-borne diseases effectively. | NHS | UKHSA, CCC, Public Health | Local Planning and Policies | None – CCC Staff | Medium | 2 | By 2030 |
| Action title | Action description | Owner | Possible partners | Action type | Estimated costs | Resource intensity | Category | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continue to monitor and maintain bridges and culverted watercourses | Coventry as the Highway Authority has a monitoring regime of bridge monitoring, maintenance and erosion management. As Highway Authority and Lead Local Flood Authority monitors urban Culverted Watercourse and is regulator for all Culverted Watercourses | CCC – Flood Risk Management & Highway Structures | National Highways, TfWM | Monitoring, evaluation and maintain | Annual maintenance programme, major maintenance fund sources and external national fund sources | High | 1 | August 2027 |
| Action title | Action description | Owner | Possible partners | Action type | Estimated costs | Resource intensity | Category | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Develop a predictive maintenance programme | Develop and implement a predictive maintenance programme for embankments where there are risks to significant infrastructure and residents (e.g. Canals and Coombe Pool) | CCC Highways Network Rail |
- | Local Planning and Policies | Costs to be determined | High | 1 | August 2027 |
| Establish a slope monitoring system | Work with Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) to design a comprehensive slope monitoring system using sensors and remote technologies to detect early signs of slope and embankment failure. This will include regular data analysis to predict and prevent disruptions | CCC Highways Network Rail |
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), National Highways, Network Rail | Research and Data Collection | £150,000 (external consultants and monitors) | Low to medium | 2 | August 2027 |
| Action title | Action description | Owner | Possible partners | Action type | Estimated costs | Resource intensity | Category | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Map and track climate data | Work with WMCA to develop a system to track, collate and communicate potential temperature extremes including high winds and lightning. |
CCC Climate Change Team |
WMCA, Partner University, Network Rail |
Research and Data Collection | £150 000 (external consultants and communication materials) | Medium | 2 | August 2027 |
| Map existing infrastructure that could be at risk | Map all infrastructure at risk from temperature extremes and severe climate events, particularly high winds and lightning. This should build on transport data mapped in the WMCA area and expand this to other infrastructure types. |
CCC Resilience Team |
WMCA, Partner University, Network Rail |
Upgrading and modifying existing Infrastructure and practices |
£150 000 (infrastructure specialist consultant studies) |
Medium | 2 | August 2027 |
| Review use of existing road surfacing materials and current maintenance practices | With increasing temperatures overall and increasing number of days where there is extreme heat in a year requires us to re-evaluate the use of materials, construction and maintenance methods to cope with these extremes in order to prevent critical failures and damage to road surfacing and increasing costs for maintenance in the long term. | CCC | TfWM | Upgrading and modifying existing Infrastructure and practices | Costs to be determined | Medium | 2 | August 2027 |
| Action title | Action description | Owner | Possible partners | Action type | Estimated costs | Resource intensity | Category | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Implement sustainable land management workshops | Work with local farmers – including the Arden Farm Wildlife Network (AFWN) – to establish a programme of engagement with farmers on focussed on improving soil resilience | Warwickshire Wildlife Trust (WWT) |
Warwickshire Rural Hub, WMCA, CCC, Ecology, Local farmers, FWAG (Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group) |
Awareness raising and behaviour change | None – WWT Staff | Low | 2 | August 2027 |
| Implement a soil quality, erosion and carbon sink research programme | Coordinate efforts between DEFRA, Universities and Local Nature Recovery Strategy research to better understand soils impacts and climate change and soil carbon sinks | University Partners | DEFRA, UoWarwick, WWT, CCC Ecology |
Coordination | £30,000 (external soil and carbon sink specialists) | Low | 1 | December 2026 |
| Action title | Action description | Owner | Possible partners | Action type | Estimated costs | Resource intensity | Category | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assess and map potential impacts of climate change on freshwater species and habitats | Build on the Local Biodiversity Action Plan (LBAPs) and Local Nature Recovery Strategy to clearly map freshwater habitats at risk | CCC Ecology | Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, WMCA, CCC Flood Risk Management | Research and Data Collection | £50,000 (external freshwater specialists) | Low to medium | 2 | August 2027 |
| Improve the visibility of public water quality information | Publish water quality map for monitors in the Severn Trent region | Severn Trent | Coventry Council and Environmental Agency if possible | Monitoring and Evaluation | None – STW staff | Low to medium | 2 | March 2030 |
| Identify funding for urban wetlands | Source funding to create or restore urban wetlands identified through the river Sowe and Sherbourne Valley Project, which can absorb floodwaters, filter pollutants, and provide habitats for diverse species | Warwickshire Wildlife Trust | CCC Ecology, Severn Trent, CCC Flood Risk Management | Source Funding | None – WWT and CCC Staff to source funding (however there is a funding requirement for the actual wetland implementation) TBA | Low | 2 | August 2027 |
| Action title | Action description | Owner | Possible partners | Action type | Estimated costs | Resource intensity | Category | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Set up citizen science INNS monitoring programme | Work with Coventry University to set up and expand a citizen’s science project to monitor invasive species | CCC Ecology | Coventry University | Monitoring and Evaluation | None – Coventry University and CCC Staff (however additional funding may be required for expanding the programme) | Low | 2 | August 2027 |
| Establish a rapid response team for INNS | Form a team of community members and officials trained to quickly respond to reports of invasive species and mitigate their spread | CCC Ecology | Environment Agency, Coventry University | Coordination | £30,000 (training, communication materials, monitoring equipment) | Low to medium | 2 | August 2027 |
| Action title | Action description | Owner | Possible partners | Action type | Estimated costs | Resource intensity | Category | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Develop a comprehensive database of Coventry's land assets and potential nature conservation value | Build on the Local Nature Recovery Plan (LNRP) and Local Biodiversity Action Plan (LBAPs) to conducting a city-wide species and habitat survey to inform decision- making for future nature recovery projects | CCC Ecology | CCC Ecology, WMCA, WWT | Research and Data Collection | TBC | Medium | 2 | August 2027 |
| Develop and a comprehensive Green and Blue Infrastructure Plan for Coventry. | The Green and Blue infrastructure plan should map all existing green and blue infrastructure in Coventry, identify opportunities for nature recovery, and develop a design code to support sustainable urban development. | CCC Climate Change/ CCC Ecology | CCC Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA), WMCA, WWT | Research and Data Collection | £50,000 (External Consultants) |
Low to medium | 1 | December 2026 |
| Enhance the standards of maintenance for street trees and shrubs | Review the selection of varieties and species of street trees in relation to resistance to high temperatures and drought and the methods of management used to maintain them in a healthy state during periods of extreme weather. | CCC Highways and Parks |
Local Planning and Policies | None – CCC staff | Low | 1 | December 2026 |