Regional Climate Action Roadmap
Project Status
Phase 1 of the Climate Risk Management Framework for Queensland Local Governments is now complete. The Regional Climate Action Roadmap has been developed as a key outcome of this first phase and is available on the project website. Thank you to everyone who participated in our climate risk stakeholder workshops and completed the community survey on climate change. A summary of the survey results are available on the site.
Recently, as part of Phase 2 of the Framework, Sunshine Coast Council and Noosa Council were successful in receiving grant funding from the Queensland Reconstruction Authority’s Queensland Resilience and Risk Reduction Fund 2022-23. The $1.1 million Sunshine Coast and Noosa Regional Critical Infrastructure Failure and Cascading Climate Risks Project is currently underway, investigating how failures in critical infrastructure - such as power, water, wastewater, roads and mobile networks, can lead to a cascade of negative impacts to both councils and communities. Further information on this project can be found here.
Background
In 2022, Noosa and Sunshine Coast Councils partnered to develop a region-wide Climate Action Roadmap.
Both councils have done notable work to address climate change impacts locally, but climate change is a much broader issue and has regional implications.
The Roadmap builds on each council’s efforts to prepare for extreme climate events and identifies new opportunities for collaboration with businesses and communities to enhance resilience and ensure our region is future-proof and climate ready.
Climate risk management framework for Queensland Climate Resilient Councils
Beginning with Phase 1 of the Climate Risk Management Framework depicted in the image, this project was developed with grant funding from the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) and the Queensland Climate Resilient Councils initiative.
As one of two pilot regions in the State, the findings from this project serve as a model for other Queensland regions preparing for climate change.
Community input gathered through stakeholder workshops and the community survey has been crucial in shaping the Regional Climate Action Roadmap. Both councils will continue to work closely with organisations and community representatives across the Noosa and Sunshine Coast local government areas to implement the key priorities of the Roadmap, which include: building climate-ready Councils, empowering a climate-ready community, and advocating for a climate-ready region.
If you would like to learn more about this project and find out how to get involved, please visit the project website or contact us via email.