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Section 5.6


Climate Change                                          Southeast Queensland has been identified as one of several
                                                        high-vulnerability climate change hot spots in Australia. The
                                                        frequency and severity of hazards including major storm
                                                        events, droughts, heatwaves, bushfires and flooding across
                                                        the region are expected to increase as the climate continues
                                                        to change.

                                                        Noosa Council accepts the latest science on climate change
                                                        provided by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
                                                        and acknowledges that the Noosa Shire is vulnerable to the
                                                        impacts of climate change including heat waves, more intense
                                                        storms and sea level rise all of which is likely to adversely
                                                        affect the Noosa natural and human environment.

                                                        In recognition of the risks posed by a rapidly changing climate,
                                                        Council declared a climate emergency in order to drive the
                                                        urgent and sustained response needed to both mitigate and
                                                        adapt to climate change. Council’s Climate Change Response
                                                        Plan sets out desired outcomes and actions for both reducing
                                                        emissions and implementing adaptation measures.

                                                        Adaptative measures should be considered to manage
                                                        future climate risks. A Queensland Government Emergency
                                                        Management Sector Adaptation Plan for Climate Change is
                                                        available.




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