NB: This module prepares councils for both the CCP-Mitigate and CCP-Adapt streams.

Outcomes:

• Understanding of climate change science and how climate change relates to your council and local community.
• Understanding of climate-related risks and impacts, and opportunities for local government action.
• Understanding of federal and state government policy settings on climate change.
• Understanding of greenhouse gas emissions accounting and reporting.
• Understanding of the international movement of local governments taking action on climate change.
• Understanding of climate actions being implemented by Australian local governments.
• Increased political and/or senior management support and commitment to climate change mitigation and adaptation planning.

Download:

•  CCP-IA Council Preparation information sheet [PDF 120 KB]

Outcomes:

• Increased understanding of the role of climate change scenarios in adaptation planning and decision-making.
• Increased understanding of identified climate change impacts and their implications for council and the community.
• Climate risk management framework and associated processes established and documented.

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• CCP-Adapt Module 1 information sheet [PDF 110 KB]

Outcomes:

• Identification of data and information gaps for climate change risk assessment.
• Qualitative assessment of corporate and community risk and opportunities arising from current and future climate change.
• Identification of priority areas for action on climate change risks and opportunities.

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• CCP-Adapt Module 2 information sheet [PDF 110 KB]

Outcomes:

• Agreement across departments about climate change actions that address known climate change risks and opportunities.
• Integration of climate risk management actions into council’s strategic and operational plans and policies.
• Draft climate change adaptation action plan.

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• CCP-Adapt Module 3 information sheet [PDF 110 KB]

Outcomes:

• Increased ability of council to successfully implement climate change adaptation actions (as identified in action plan).
• Enhanced monitoring of climate change adaptation actions.
• Council is ready to report internally and externally on its performance in climate change adaptation.

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• CCP-Adapt Module 4 information sheet [PDF 110 KB]

Outcomes:

• Council staff are aware of current climate change science and external policy context for climate change adaptation.
• Reviewed council priorities for climate change adaptation are identified and agreed upon.
• Climate change adaptation action plan is revised and adopted.

Downloads:

• CCP-Adapt Module 5 information sheet [PDF 110 KB]