Drafting a Climate Change Response Plan Local Government
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Drafting a Climate Change Response Plan Local Government Climate Change Support Program 2018
Vulnerability Assessment Methodology 1: Identify Indicators 2: Exposure 3: Sensitivity Potential Impacts 4: Adaptive Capacity Vulnerability
What’s the next step?
“A climate change vulnerability assessment is done before you develop a climate change response plan”
Vulnerability Assessment What are Potential impacts from Climate Change? Response Plan Which Impacts are most important? How do I respond?
Climate Change Response Plan Template A Climate Change Response Plan Template for each province has been developed Aim is to provide a starting point for the development of a change response plan Download: http: //www. letsrespondtoolkit. org/respon se-plan-templates
Generic Climate Change Response Plan Structure 1. Executive Summary 2. Methodology 3. Background Information 4. Climate Change Priorities 5. Response Options/Projects
Methodology 1. Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Process a. Summary of VA process 2. Priority Project Identification Process a. Process used to identify key responses and projects 3. Stakeholder Workshops and Engagements a. IDP Forums b. Sector Engagements c. Public Consultations
Template Example - Introduction
Template Example - Methodology
Generic Climate Change Response Plan Structure 1. Executive Summary 2. Introduction and Methodology 3. Background Information 4. Climate Change Priorities 5. Response Options/Projects
Background Information 1. National Climate Change Context a. National Climate Change Policy and Programs b. Summary of Climate Change Science 2. Provincial Climate Change Context a. Provincial Climate Change Policy and Programs b. Summary of key provincial climate change issues from provincial strategy 3. Municipal General Context a. Key municipal challenges 4. Municipal Climate Change Context a. Key municipal climate change related indicators
Template Example - Provincial Background
Template Example - District Background
Generic Climate Change Response Plan Structure 1. Executive Summary 2. Introduction and Methodology 3. Background Information 4. Climate Change Priorities 5. Response Options/Projects
Generic Climate Change Response Plan Structure 1. Executive Summary 2. Introduction and Methodology 3. Background Information 4. Climate Change Priorities 5. Response Options/Projects
Applying S. M. A. R. T Principles to Responses S Specific Target a specific area for improvement M Measurable Quantify or at least suggest an indicator of progress A Assignable Specify who will do it R Realistic State what results can realistically be achieved T Time-related Specify when the result(s) can be achieved
Sector Response Plan Projects VA Assessment Indicators Response Plan Projects Increased impacts on informal and traditional dwellings Manage potential Increased impacts on informal and traditional dwellings
Template Example - Sector Response Introduction
Template Example - Response Projects
Generic Climate Change Response Plan Structure 1. Executive Summary 2. Methodology 3. Background Information 4. Climate Change Priorities 5. Response Options/Projects
Executive Summary Should include: 1. Introduction on plan and why climate change is important 2. Summarised priority climate change indicators 3. Detail on proposed projects/reponses Principles 1. Short (2 - 3 Pages) 2. Written so text can be pasted into other documents like IDP and SDF
Drafting a Climate Change Response Plan Local Government Climate Change Support Program 2018