2021-03-09 P&E Agenda - Item 8 - Attachment 1 - Climate Change Response Plan

 access for farmers, residents, visitors     Support and promote farmers’ markets, farm gates and
 and vulnerable people.                       local food box programs.

                                             Support and promote businesses that use sustainable,
                                              regenerative food production methods including
                                              organic, biodynamic and agro-ecological principles.

                                             Continue to work with Eat Local Noosa, Slow Food
                                              Noosa, Tourism Noosa (eg. food and drink festival) and
                                              other organisations to promote local producers and
                                              connect supply chains to local consumers.

 6.3 Support agri-businesses and             Investigate opportunities to encourage rural                  Whether action is completed   Year 3
 landholders to reduce their emissions        landowners to sequester soil carbon and accrue carbon
 through changes in farming practices         credits through restoring soil health and sustainable
 and technology implementation, and           agricultural practices. (eg. Landcare Soil Health Cards,
 to take up the opportunities for             Carbon Farmers of Australia)
 income generation through carbon
 drawdown activities.

 Theme 7 - Resilient and adaptive communities and built environments
 7.1 Create a resilient built                Develop climate responsive design guidelines to               Whether action is completed   Year 2
 environment for householders,                support the planning scheme, place making, asset
 businesses, vulnerable people,               management and design to improve understanding of                                            (subject to
 property and infrastructure                  how infrastructure and urban design measures can be                                          budget)
                                              used to increase climate resilience within Noosa’s
                                              public areas, streetscapes and buildings.



                                             Develop locality-based Heat Risk Assessment and             Whether action is completed     Year 2
                                              mapping for urban areas to improve understand and


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Noosa Climate Change Response Plan - draft for council endorsement March 2021