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City of Port Phillip Climate ConversationsSt Kilda Town Hall, 4th November 2009
Cr. Frank O’Connor, Mayor
Welcome
What is Climate Conversations?
GREENHOUSE PLAN
LOW CARBON CITY
COMMUNITY CONSULTATION
LOCAL COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN
DRAFT WATER PLAN
WATER SENSITIVE CITY
DRAFT CLIMATE ADAPTATION PLAN
CLIMATE ADEPT CITY
Be Part of the Conversation
Climate ConversationsConsultation Process
FINALISE LOCAL COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN
CONSULT ON COUNCIL PLANS
DEVELOP LOCAL COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN
Local Planning Sessions
TonightMarch 4 2010
Discussion on Talking Tram
March 20 2010
April – Dec 2010
Early 2011
CONSIDER PLANS FOR ADOPTION
June/July 2010
Getting comfortable with Climate Adaptation
Find the connections between the climate adaptation issues and actions around the table
Getting comfortable with Climate Adaptation
Heatwave
Port Phillip Bay
PowerFailure Rainwater
tank
SMStexting
Parks
Beach Erosion
Flooding
Carbon AbatementCarbon AbatementPreventing, reducing & sequestering Preventing, reducing & sequestering greenhouse gas emissions; becoming greenhouse gas emissions; becoming energy efficient and using renewable and energy efficient and using renewable and low carbon energy or fuel sources.low carbon energy or fuel sources.
Climate AdaptationAdjusting the way we resource, build, use Adjusting the way we resource, build, use & maintain places & spaces to make our& maintain places & spaces to make ourcities and communities more resilient to a cities and communities more resilient to a changing climate.changing climate.
Responding to Climate Change is 2-fold:
How climate scenarios are calculatedProjected Climate Risks - The Findings
Findings Findings ……..
Decrease in rainfall What it means for the City
▼10%▼15%
▼20-25%
▼25-40%
Source: IPCC & CSIRO, 2009
2010 2025 2050 2100
Occurrence of extreme weather events What it means for the City
Source: IPCC & CSIRO, 2009
2010 2025 2050 2100
80-100%
35-45%
15%
5%
Rising sea levels What it means for the City
Source: IPCC & CSIRO, 2009
2010 2025 2050 2100
3-5cm
10-20cm
40-55cm
80-120cm
Temperature Projections What it means for the City
2010 2025 2050 2100
0.9°C
1.5°C
4.5-6°C
2.5-3.5°C
Source: IPCC & CSIRO, 2009
Potential Local Impacts
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Water Supply & availability Significant decreases in decreases in many regions. water availability.
Falling rainfall in some regions Total collapse of many inland freshwaters Moderate to significant decreases in rainfall in many dry regions. Desertification increases & accelerates.
Declining water quality in many regions. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Food Falling crop yields in Falling yields in many regions, 15-40% some areas reduction in global crop production.
Total collapse of many dryer crop regions. Krill decreases Ocean health in moderate decline with
(ocean food chain). significant loss of sensitive ecosystems, & sudden loss of parts of the ocean food chain.
Increasing food shortages & famine. Widespread famine in many regions. Ocean health & food chain irreversibly affected.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Human Rapid spread in diseases like malaria Health Increasing spread of water-borne diseases
Increased respiratory & cardiac difficulties Increasing malnutrition in many regions.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ecosystems Extensive bleaching of coral reefs Rapid species extinction & ecosystems collapse.
& Species Profound impacts on polar ecosystems & species Sudden extinction of many alpine & marine species/ecosystems Many coastal ecosystems become too saline. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Source: Climate Change in the City of Port Phillip – An Initial Perspective
Understanding our water cycle