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Department of Climate Change
Local government is at the forefront of managing the impacts of climate change and the Australian Government to assist local government to identify and implement climate change adaptation actions.
Climate Change Adaptation Actions for Local Government was developed as part of the Australian Government’s National Climate Change Adaptation Programme, which is helping to address the need to prepare Australian governments, vulnerable industries, communities and ecosystems to manage the unavoidable consequences of climate change.
The primary objective of this report is to identify climate change adaptation actions that are applicable to Australia’s climatic conditions and climate impact risks as currently predicted (using CSIRO 2001 scenarios) and that can be implemented by Australian local governments.
The Local Adaptation Pathways Program provides funding to help local governments build their capacity to respond to the impacts of climate change.
The Australian Government is providing up to $50,000 to help councils undertake risk assessments and develop action plans to prepare for the likely local impacts of climate change. The funding will also help councils integrate climate change risk assessment into their broader decision-making processes. The process should align with that outlined in the Climate Change Impacts & Risk Management: A Guide for Business and Government publication.
