Alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Investing in mitigating and adapting to climate breakdown is essential for the future of the WMCA region. The WMCA is committed to a model of inclusive growth which judges economic activity by the quality of its outcomes for people and place, aligned with UNSDGs.
- Unite people across the region by creating common cause and addressing inequalities
- Make space for sustainable transport
- Invest in comfortable homes and buildings
- Build wealth, and recycle it throughout the region through skills and community ownership
The first Five Year Plan aims to:
Evidence based plan: Provide an evidence based plan, linking up WM2041 and local authority delivery plans, projects and investment programmes.
Common vision for stakeholders: Create a common vision for stakeholders across the West Midlands with a strategic plan, policies and outline of practical devolution opportunities to deliver WM2041.
Different existing and potential new routes to delivery: Outline different existing and potential new routes to delivery and where this is best led by communities, the public sector, the private sector, or a mixture.
Funding sources, financing and investment: Outline the funding sources, financing and investment to deliver the FYP.
A step change: Represent a step change in the way the region works together to deliver against environmental priorities for an inclusive, prosperous and fair transition.