News UK August 2008

* Mayor launches London’s Climate Change Adaptation Strategy to prepare London for climate change, August 28 Mayor of London, August 28 The strategy proposes ‘greening’ the city by improving and increasing London’s greenspaces to keep the city cool in summer, managing flood risk coming from the tributaries to the Thames and surface water flooding from heavy rainfall, encouraging Londoners to use less water and raising public awareness to flood risk. The Mayor’s intention is to publish the public consultation draft of the London Climate Change Adaptation Strategy in 2009. topic, place
*Government consults on proposals for local councils to be able to to 'set, sign and now sanction' local byelaws without always having to seek approval from Whitehall, but rather from their residents, to tackle issues like community safety, vandalism and public nuisance, August 27 Communities and Local Government, August 27 topic
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