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Adapting to Climate Change:
Opportunities for Community
Sector Organisations
Dr Hartmut Fuenfgeld
Manager 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 decisionmaking tools and
templates
• Freely available:
www.iclei.org/oceania/
adaptation-toolkit
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The Risk & Opportunities Management Process
Identify the
Risks
Analyse the
Risks
Evaluate the
Risks
Identify the
Opportunities
Analyse the
Opportunities
Evaluate the
Opportunities
Establish the
Context
Revise
Plan
Review
Progress
Implement
Plan
Develop
Action
Develop
Options &
Assumptions
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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
Conditions
Indirect Factors
Water treatment plants
Tourism-dependent
economy
Scientific experts
Media (e.g. TV/radio/
print)
Scientific
organisations
Universities/trade
schools
Scenarios/scientific
information
Health (e.g. hospital,
ambulance)
Public
communications
Emergency
preparedness
Target Condition
Climate modelling
Technology
Dune grasses
Trained builders
Barriers (i.e. levees,
drainage, hydraulics)
Creeks
Biological/
natural features
Dunes
(e.g. creeks)
Adaptability
to coastal
erosion from
sea-level rise
Individual homes/
apartments
Property
Trade associations
Building codes
Green building policy
Coastal
infrastructure
Safety (i.e. police, fire
service)
Infrastructure standards
Conservation
programs
Water and sewage
Amenities (e.g.
jetties, marina)
Public environmental
awareness
Monitoring
programs
Components
Existing structures
Municipality:
Sea-change culture
Direct Factors
Businesses
(e.g. homes)
Public structures
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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
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