Climate Action Strategy: Environmental Resilience

The City Corporation’s Environmental Resilience Team is delivering a 5-year ‘Cool Streets and Greening Programme’ to ensure that the City’s streets and open spaces are adapted to the impacts of climate change.

This is part of our Climate Action Strategy and supports the City’s Biodiversity Action Plan 2021- 2026. Through this, we will look after the City’s biodiversity and aims to create resilient habitats to support urban wildlife and increase ecological resilience.

What can you do to support?

Submit wildlife records (pictures) and take part in community science projects

There are several ways to support local and national efforts, from submitting one-off records (e.g. pictures or observations) through platforms such as iNaturalist and iRecord, to taking part in national surveys like the Big Butterfly Count. This helps report on biodiversity and monitor the impacts of climate change.

Plant resilient species that can support wildlife.

The City Corporation is developing a Climate Resilient Planting Catalogue to promote sustainable practices and support urban nature recovery. The Catalogue will encourage, hardy, shade giving, drought and heat tolerant species, and those that have rich nectar and pollen resources.

About the Environmental Resilience Team

The Environmental Resilience team work to address the six climate resilience risks. To find out more contact environmental.resilience@cityoflondon.gov.uk

Holloway Estate: "Green Community"

Following a suggestion from a resident, the estate team are working with residents to revive the community garden. They found a lot of residents were interested in getting involved and now have a waiting list of volunteers. Once a month Resident Services Officer, Jo Omoya and her team work with residents on the garden – working to maintain and healthy and green lifestyle.

Volunteer in your community

Many estates have community gardens or groups, speak to your Resident Services Officer to find out how you can get involved.