SWCCIP is funded by the Ecclesiastical Insurance Group, Environment Agency, Government Office for the South West, South West Regional Assembly, South West Regional Development Agency and South West Water.
The partnership's mission is:
“to investigate, inform and advise on the impacts of climate change in SW England, to influence the strategies and plans of key partners and stakeholders and, through dialogue and research with priority sectors, develop
and share practical adaptation strategies which respond to the challenges and opportunities presented by these impacts.”
The partnership’s main aims are:
• To increase awareness and understanding of the potential impacts of climate change upon the South West;
• To initiate, sponsor, disseminate and build upon research and other projects in order to a) explore further the potential impacts of climate change on particular sectors in the South West and b) investigate effective adaptation responses to these impacts;
• To promote the inclusion of climate change adaptation into the strategies and plans of all organisations, particularly those with responsibility at a regional scale;
• To act as a regional focal point for information, initiatives and resources and to provide a link between the many regional and sub-regional organisations concerned with the issues of adaptation to climate change;
• To provide a link with national and international organisations concerned with the issues of adaptation to climate change, including UKCIP;
• To provide a link with those organisations and activities seeking to mitigate climate change and promote sustainable development across the SW region.
The four objectives in our 2008-11 Business Plan are:-
1. Raise awareness and develop guidance on impacts and adaptation in additional sectors, using the latest scenarios and tools. 2. Roll-out the evidence of good practice in climate change adaptation to all key sectors. 3. Review effectiveness of practical adaptation responses in priority sectors to promote widespread adaptive action. 4. Support and inform implementation of adaptation policies in regional strategies and plans.
To demonstrate its commitment to reducing the environmental impact of the
conferences and seminars that it supports or is associated with and that these should be run as climate neutral events, the partnership's forum agreed on 7 September 2005 that SWCCIP should be officially registered as users of the nationally
recognised 'Greener Events' guide. SWCCIP encourages other organisations that share its aims and objectives to visit the guide and sign up also (details on how to do so are on the guide's web page).
Sectors. Key sectors for taking action and disseminating information have been identified and agreed by the Forum. Activity is also co-ordinated by SWCCIP deal
with cross-cutting themes, such as regional policy, and liaison with regional activity on mitigation. Sectors are reviewed on an 'as needs' basis as the partnership's work proceeds.
