Climate change - Scottish National Adaptation Plan 2024-2029: children's version

Our Public Services

Our public services work together to provide the things we need. Everybody pays into these services so we can all use them when we need them.

Goals:

1. Our public service workers will prepare for the changing climate using their knowledge, their skills and the tools available. They will work together to make sure everybody is included and what everybody thinks is heard.

2. Even during bad weather, we will try make sure everybody can use the public services they need including our schools, hospitals and carers. We will do this by making sure our services, buildings and workers are looked after long-term and are prepared for extreme weather events.

3. Our water, sewers and drains will be looked after and or built to protect against flooding. We will make sure our water is safe to drink and that there is enough to go around when there is dry weather.

4. Our buses, trains, roads, planes and boats will be ready for the changing climate and will be safe for all passengers to use when they need them. We will continue to be able to travel where we need to go even during bad weather.