Local government adaptation planning

Modules and Resources

These modules are based on the methodology of both the Regional Council Climate Adaptation Project (RCCAP) and Tasmanian Coastal Adaptation Pathways (TCAP) projects, and will step the project manager through the relevant work to be undertaken. The modules and resources are available below, for both Corporate Adaptation or Community-Based Coastal Adaptation.

Corporate adaptation

The four modules and accompanying resources will assist Tasmanian councils to undertake corporate adaptation planning based on the methodology used in RCCAP. Each module will guide the project manager through the methodology.

The person responsible for corporate adaptation planning should be a council officer with an understanding of risk management and how it applies within council. They will be required to give presentations to council senior management, coordinate a council adaptation working group (including chairing and presenting at a number of meetings), undertake all relevant research (or seek external advice if required), and write the council's corporate adaptation plan.

The methodology outlined by the modules is not a prescriptive process and councils can choose to approach their corporate adaptation planning differently.

Community-based Coastal Adaptation

The four modules and accompanying resources will assist Tasmanian councils to undertake community-based coastal adaptation planning.

The modules are based on the methodology used in TCAP and have a strong emphasis on involving the community in adaptation planning in coastal settlements. The modules outline processes for undertaking a risk analysis and determining adaptation options (referred to as ‘pathways’ in the modules) for a community that has been identified as being at-risk from coastal hazards. Risks might include erosion or inundation and may be current day or projected future risks.

To determine whether a community in your municipality is at risk from coastal hazards, consider whether the area has any known present day or historical issues with erosion and/or flooding. To assist you in this process, coastal inundation and erosion hazard mapping is available on the LIST (Land Information System Tasmania).

Each of the four modules will guide the project manager through the methodology.

The project manager should be a council officer with an understanding of risk management and how it applies within council. They will be required to give presentations to council senior management, coordinate a council working group (including chairing and presenting at a number of meetings), undertake all relevant research and preparation of project reports (or seek external advice if required), facilitate a workshop with the community, and oversee the ongoing review and implementation of the preferred adaptation options.

Community-based adaptation planning can be a complex process and - depending on council resources - external expertise may be required.

The methodology outlined in the modules is not a prescriptive process and councils can choose to approach their community-based adaptation planning differently.