2021-10-08 SM - Item 1 - Attachment 1 - Draft Coastal Hazards Adaptation Plan

         Implementation, Monitoring and Review
A summary of implementation actions will be developed to assist with the implementation of the
CHAP, covering:

      Timeframes for delivery
      Cost estimates (where available), as well as potential external funding sources
      Identification of various tools and processes necessary for delivery of adaptation outcomes
      Methods for monitoring and evaluation of action success as well as coastal hazard
       behaviour
      Review of other Council strategies, plans, and policies that may require an update to
       ensure consideration of coastal hazards risks is appropriate
      Opportunities for working with the community and other key stakeholders where required.


Climate change is an evolving issue. Our understanding of what the future holds is likely to always
be developing, requiring frequent updates as more information comes to hand. In addition, the
needs of Council and the Noosa community are also likely to evolve over time. Therefore, it is
important that an adaptive risk management approach be taken to a plan such as this, requiring it
to be reviewed and updated periodically to ensure it remains fit for purpose.

Council recognises the important role of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC) in reviewing and summarising the latest climate change science for public use.
Due to slow global progress on reducing carbon emissions, Council will use, as a minimum,
regional climate projections that are based on a low-moderate global emissions reduction trend to
inform its climate risk analysis (commonly referred to as “business as usual” or BAU)24. Council will
also use climate change projections that are consistent with those used or supported by the
Queensland Government. In the absence of either of these, we will seek to apply climate
projections published by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
(CSIRO).

Council will commence a review of its climate response plans and actions within 12 months of the
publication date of new regional climate projections from the above organisations.


Adapting to coastal hazards is a shared responsibility for all stakeholders within the Noosa
community. Success requires the community, Council, and other key agencies to work together to
respond and overcome the challenges we’re likely to face in the future as a result of rising sea
levels.

This CHAP is the first step in an ongoing process of monitoring and adapting to changes in our
coastal zone over time. The adaptation pathways and actions proposed for each locality in Section
5 will be continually reviewed and informed by ongoing monitoring of hazards, new knowledge and
technology, and importantly, community input. Noosa Council encourages all stakeholders to
consider how they can prepare themselves to enhance their resilience and adapt to rising sea
levels.


Monitoring
A critical component of any adaptive management program is monitoring. Council already utilises a
range of monitoring techniques to survey and assess beach width and volume, offshore sand

24 Widely acknowledged as correlating with RCP 8.5 in the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (2013)


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