Climate change adaptation

Adaptation is the actions we take to adjust to a changing climate. These include our response to increasing frequency and severity of weather events. Our ambition is for East Sussex, and the services the Council provides, to be resilient to climate change.

Understanding the potential impacts of climate change is a crucial step in this process. To help, in 2024 the Council commissioned a Climate Change Risk and Vulnerability Assessment for East Sussex. The report identifies the key risks for East Sussex. It then assesses these risks under two scenarios for climate change.

Read the East Sussex Climate Change Risk and Vulnerability Assessment [1.0 MB] [pdf].

Using the information in the report, the Council will work to improve the climate change resilience of our assets and the services we provide.