1. What Local Authority are you currently working in? * 2. What best describes your role / responsibility with the Local Authority? (tick box) * Administrative Architectural Engineering Financial Planning Scientific Technician Other 2a. If Other, please specify 3. Do you think that we can consider weather and climate as the same thing? * - Select -YesNoUnsure 4. How confident are you about your knowledge on the causes of climate change? * - Select -Not at allSlightly confidentModerately confidentFairly confidentFully confident 5. How many of the following themes can be seen as relevant to your LA Adaptation strategy? * Natural & Cultural Heritage Critical Infrastructure Flood Risk Management & Water Resources Health & Wellbeing Business Development Community Wellbeing 6. How would you rate your level of understanding of the decarbonizing targets set for your Local Authority? * - Select -Not at allSlightly awareModerately awareFairly awareFully aware 7. What are the main policy documents / legislation which should inform Local Authority actions on climate change? (Tick all that you think apply) * The Paris Agreement UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 European Green Deal European Climate Law European Climate Pact Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020 National Adaptation Framework Climate Action Plan 2019 Sectoral Adaptation Plans Local Authority Climate Charter Local Authority County Development Plan 8. What is your level of awareness of the commitments of your Local Authority Climate Charter? * - Select -Not at allSlightly awareModerately awareFairly awareFully aware 9. How would you describe your personal attitude to the need for climate action? * - Select -Not ConvincedUnsureConvincedAdvocateOther 9a. If Other, please specify 10. How would you assess your understanding of your role/responsibility in respect of your Local Authority Climate Action Team? * - Select -Not at allSlightly understandModerately understandFairly UnderstandFully Understand 11. How confident are you about your role in planning for and driving effective climate action and behavioural change across the organisation? * - Select -Not at allSlightly ConfidentModerately ConfidentFairly ConfidentFully Confident 12. What challenges are you facing in implementing the climate change adaptation strategy of your local authority? (Tick as many as are relevant for you and please add any other relevant under other) * Resistance among colleagues Perceived lack of senior mgmt. support Lack of acceptance in the community of the risks associated with climate change Lack of resources Reluctance on my part to promote climate actions Climate change actions are unpopular I am unclear about what my role can contribute to the achievement of climate related goals Other 12a. If Other, please specify 13. How successful do you think your own local authority has been in implementing its Climate Change Adaption strategy/Climate Action Plan? * - Select -StrugglingSomewhat StrugglingUncertainSuccessfulVery Successful 14. How successful do think your own local authority has been in implementing its Climate Action Charter? * - Select -StrugglingSomewhat StrugglingUncertainFairly SuccessfulVery Successful 15. How clear are you about the difference between the adaptation and mitigation? * - Select -UnclearSomewhat UnclearDon’t Know (How clear I am)Fairly CertainVery Certain 16. How confident would you be in advising your colleagues / section / department with ways and ideas for taking action on climate change in their area? * - Select -Not at all confidentSomewhat not confidentUnsureFairly ConfidentVery confident 17. How confident would you be in advising a community about ways of taking climate action in their area? * - Select -Not at all confidentSomewhat not confidentUnsureFairly ConfidentVery Confident 18. What are the most important supports you would need to assist/implement climate action initiatives in and on behalf of your local authorities? (Multiple selections possible) * More information More guidance More support from LA More promotion of the Strategy More funding alternatives Other Thanks for taking the time to complete the survey. If there are any final comments you would like to provide feel free to enter them here. Otherwise click SUBMIT and your answers will be submitted. Final Comments Leave this field blank
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