2021-11-15 GC Agenda - Item 7 - Attachment 1 - Coastal Hazards Adaptation Plan

          Noosa Shire Council



  A summary of implementation actions will be                 or supported by the Queensland Government.
  developed to assist with the implementation of              In the absence of either of these, Council will
  the CHAP, covering:                                         seek to apply climate projections published
       • Timeframes for delivery;                             by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial
       •	Cost estimates (where available), as well           Research Organisation (CSIRO).
          as potential external funding sources;              Council will commence a review of its climate
       •	Identification of various tools and                 response plans and actions within 12 months
          processes necessary for delivery of                 of the publication date of new regional climate
          adaptation outcomes;                                projections from the above organisations.
       •	Methods for monitoring and evaluation of
          action success as well as coastal hazard            Adapting to coastal hazards is a shared
          behaviour;                                          responsibility for all stakeholders within the
                                                              Noosa community. Success requires the
       •	Review of other Council strategies,
          plans, and policies that may require an             community, Council, and other key agencies to
          update to ensure consideration of coastal           work together to respond to and overcome the
          hazards risks is appropriate;                       challenges we will potentially face in the future
       •	Opportunities for working with the                  as a result of rising sea levels.
          community and other key stakeholders                This CHAP is the first step in an ongoing
          where required.                                     process of monitoring and adapting to changes
  Climate change is an evolving issue. Our                    in our coastal zone over time. The adaptation
  understanding of what the future holds is likely            pathways and actions proposed for each
  to always be developing, requiring frequent                 locality in Section 5 will be continually reviewed
  updates as more information comes to hand. In               and informed by ongoing monitoring of
  addition, the needs of Council and the Noosa                hazards, new knowledge and technology, and
  community are also likely to evolve over time.
                                                              importantly, community input. Noosa Council
  Therefore, it is important that an adaptive risk
                                                              encourages all stakeholders to consider how
  management approach be taken to a plan such
                                                              they can prepare themselves to enhance their
  as this, requiring it to be reviewed and updated
  periodically to ensure it remains fit for purpose.          resilience and adapt to rising sea levels.

  Council recognises the important role of the
  United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on                   Monitoring
  Climate Change (IPCC) in reviewing and
                                                              A critical component of any adaptive
  summarising the latest climate change science
                                                              management program is monitoring. Council
  for public use. Due to slow global progress on
                                                              already utilises a range of monitoring
  reducing carbon emissions, Council will use,
  as a minimum, regional climate projections that             techniques to survey and assess beach width
  are based on a low-moderate global emissions                and volume, offshore sand movement, and
  reduction trend to inform its climate risk analysis         vegetative cover on dunes. Methods include
  (commonly referred to as “business as usual”                land surveys, aerial image analysis, boat-
  or BAU)43. Council will also use climate change             mounted surveys, vegetation counts, and
  projections that are consistent with those used             bathymetric surveys.




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    Widely acknowledged as correlating with RCP 8.5 in the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (2013) which aligns
  closest with SSP 5-8.5 in the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report (2021)

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