[Agenda]
Facilitated Workshops - 'Towards a Co-ordinated Approach'
During the afternoon of the conference, attendees broke out into four groups to explore opportunities for a collaborative approach. Each workshop discussed the following topics:
- Where (i.e. at what stage) are we now?
- Obstacles, Issues or Problems experienced?
- What are the commonalities across the different sectors?
- Ideas for working together
All miscellaneous commentary has been recorded and can be downloaded via the links to the right .By the end of the day each workshop group had identified one 'Quick Win' (action, project or otherwise) and three key themes or actions to take forward from the day. Attendees also discussed other organisations which should be represented. The findings are summarised below and more detailed workshop discussion can be downloaded using the links to the right.
Workshop group suggestions for 'Quick Wins' to take forward:
Group 1 - Develop a key stakeholders meeting (small and high level) to discuss climate change implications and look for possible solutions.
Group 2 - Develop an awards scheme for carbon reduction efforts in the public, private and voluntary sectors.
Group 3 - Develop a Highland community vision for climate change from which actions to mitigate and adapt to the effects can be drawn.
Group 4 - All organisations to share their climate change action plans and what is being done in terms of education and awareness raising.
Summary of suggested actions or 'themes':
- Protect Carbon sinks/ forests.
- Localisation of Waste.
- Funding of local bodies to have conditions regarding climate change attached.
- Acknowledge, share and signpost to each others examples of good practice.
- Be Outcome orientated – Focus on what is being delivered by our services.
- Make greater effort to support and empower communities to effect changes
- Collaborative look at our fleets – driver efficiency/ bio-fuel.
- Lobbying – work together to lobby government on climate change issues
- Increase joined-up thinking. Identify the groups who should be represented in community planning discussions.
- Common Declaration on Climate Change across public, private & voluntary.
- Community Award Scheme – (energy, waste, food, travel)
- Green Travel plan for Highland – Integrated (adopt good practice e.g. shared VC facilities, transport)
Further possible organisations for inclusion in discussions:
- Transport companies and Haulage firms
- Major employers
- Land owners/ estate owners
- Developers and construction firms
- Tourism organisations
- More from the private sector