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Adapting to Climate Change: Opportunities for Community
Sector Organisations
Dr Hartmut FuenfgeldManager Climate Change Adaptation
ICLEI Oceania
VCOSS Congress 2009 - 6 August 2009, Melbourne
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Climate Change Adaptation: Rationale for Community Sector and
Not-For-Profit Organisations
• Climate change is global, universal• Vulnerability to climate change is unequally distributed
(geographically and socially) across human systems• Community sector expected to alleviate inequality of
climate change impacts
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Organisational Drivers for Climate Change Adaptation
Primary Drivers:• Risk management: Legal liability, asset protection, duty
of care, emergency management• Service delivery: Responding to community needs of
Information, guidance and regulation
Secondary Drivers:• ‘Get ready for the future’ - Global Change phenomena• Increase organisational efficiency and collaboration• Instigate/improve strategic planning process
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ICLEI Oceania & Climate Change Adaptation
• Cities for Climate Protection® Adaptation Initiative: Pilot Project 2007/08
• Local Government Climate Change Adaptation Toolkit (March 2009)
• Adaptive and Resilient Communities (ARC)– Capacity building program for local government– Process guidance for adaptation planning and
resilience building
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ICLEI Oceania Adaptation Toolkit
• Risk & opportunities management framework
• Contains 14 decision-making tools and templates
• Freely available: www.iclei.org/oceania/adaptation-toolkit
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Establish the Context
Identify the Risks
Analyse the Risks
Implement Plan
Evaluate the Risks
Develop Action
Identify the Opportunities
Analyse the Opportunities
Evaluate theOpportunities
Develop Options &
Assumptions
Review Progress
Revise Plan
The Risk & Opportunities Management Process
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Relevant Tools
• Organisational Questionnaire (Tool 1)
• Issue Brief (Tool 7)
• Conceptual Modelling (Tool 8)
… plus workshop templates, action plan template, etc.
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Tool: Organisational Questionnaire
• Simple, first-step tool to examine an organisation’s rationale for assessing climate change risks
• Best used as preparation and input to planning workshop
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Tool: Issue Brief
• To guide an organisation through the examination of relevant climate change impacts
• Tool to develop and document assumptions
• Designed for collaboration and sharing within the organisation
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Tool: Conceptual Modelling
• To help understand the broader context for various climate change impacts and issues
• Structured, outcome-oriented mind mapping process
• ‘Baseline’ for adaptive management
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Adaptability to Coastal Erosion – Conceptual Model
Adaptability to coastal
erosion from sea-level rise
Coastal infrastructure
Emergency preparedness
Technology
Biological/ natural features
(e.g. creeks)
Property
(e.g. homes)
Existing structures
Climate modelling
Creeks
Individual homes/ apartments
Businesses
Water and sewage
Amenities (e.g. jetties, marina)
Dunes
Public structures
Barriers (i.e. levees, drainage, hydraulics)
Health (e.g. hospital, ambulance)
Safety (i.e. police, fire service)
Public communications
Building codes
Trained builders
Infrastructure standards
Dune grasses
Scenarios/scientific information
Media (e.g. TV/radio/ print)
Scientific experts
Water treatment plants
Monitoring programs
Scientific organisations
Trade associations
Green building policy
Conservation programs
Universities/trade schools
Municipality:
Sea-change culture
Tourism-dependent economy
Public environmental awareness
Target Condition
ComponentsDirect FactorsIndirect FactorsConditions
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Thank You
Contact:
Hartmut Fuenfgeld
Manager Climate Change Adaptation
ICLEI Oceania
http://www.iclei.org/oceania
Email: [email protected]
Ph: (03) 9660 2216