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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: hartmut.fuenfgeld@iclei.org

Ph: (03) 9660 2216