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WALGA Climate Change Submissions

Climate Change Consultancy Panel

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Adaptation Plan Checklist

1. Authority

2. Research

3. Building Relationships

4. Risk Assessment

5. Adaptation Responses

6. Action Plan

7. Review, Report & Revise

Authority Overview

Legislation

Policy

Programs

Reports and Research Organisations

Research Overview

Impacts

Approaches to Adaptation

Trends and Scenarios

Building Relationships Overview

Community Engagement

Education

Risk Assessment Overview

Risk Assessment Processes

Key Resources

Software and Training

Adaptation Responses Overview

Australian Resources for Adaptation Responses

International Resources

Action Plan Overview

Environmental Management Systems

Funding Opportunities

Planning

Planning Case Studies

Regulation

COMMUNITY

Welcome to the WALGA Climate Change Management website. As members of the community concerned about the impacts of climate change, you may find useful the list of informative resources provided below:

This fact sheet from the Department of Climate Change summarises some of the possible impacts and costs of climate change on Western Australia’s industries, infrastructure and people.

OzClim is an online PC-based software package provided by CSIRO that generates climate change projections for the whole of Australia or by region using different emissions scenarios and the outputs of various global climate models. A step-by-step guide is available or an advanced option for policy making. Climate change projections are presented as a colour map and can be exported from the website.

Australian Government Action on Climate Change: Factsheet
www.climatechange.gov.au/about/publications/fs-overview.html
This fact sheet provides a useful overview of Australian Government action on climate change mitigation and adaptation including international and national commitments, programs, investments and other initiatives.

switch your thinking!
www.switchyourthinking.com
Launched in 2002, switch your thinking! is a greenhouse emission reduction program developed and implemented by the South East Regional Energy Group (SEREG) Councils (Cities of Perth, Gosnells, Armadale, Serpentine/Jarrahdale and Victoria Park) and their communities. This website provides information about the program and measures to save energy and water.

Cottesloe Council Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Project
www.cottesloe.wa.gov.au/?p=942

Cottesloe faces the prospect of increased coastal erosion from climate change. The Town of Cottesloe commissioned a climate change vulnerability assessment in 2007 in order to prepare for the challenges climate change presents to managing and maintaining coastal resources and infrastructure. The Cottesloe Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Project established the potential risks to existing key coastal infrastructure under a range of future climate scenarios and the options available to treat the risks. The project combines international best practice with the Australian Government’s approach to climate change risk management as set out in the report, Climate Change and Risk Management: A Guide for Business and Government. In formulating an approach, a key consideration was the development of a set of methods and tools that could be readily used by local coastal governments throughout Australia. The project was funded by Emergency Management Australia.