2023-01-16 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   16 JANUARY 2023




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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                           16 JANUARY 2023

              Our regional climate challenges and opportunities                                           I

              Climate change is bringing more frequent and     Many of the changes we need to make to
              extreme climate hazards to our region - rain,    prepare for climate change impacts can
              storms, flooding, sea level rise, storm surges,  bring other benefits too. They can bring
              droughts, heatwaves and bushfires. Some of       opportunities to build the economic vibrancy of
             these happen fast, whilst others unfold slowly.   our region, strengthen our community capital,
             Whilst our community has experienced many         and support healthy environments and
              of these hazards before, it is the increasing    landscapes. At their heart, these changes        5
              severity and frequency of these hazards,         improve human health and wellbeing, making       |
              in close succession, that will result in rising  our places more liveable, attractive and         3
              impacts on our region.                          valuable. New business and employment.
                            .                                  opportunities can arise from developing        :
              The places we live, work and play were not       innovative solutions to climate challenges,
              planned with this severity or frequency of       emissions reductions initiatives and resource |
              climate hazards in mind. Our region also        efficiencies.                                 {
              attracts many new residents each year, who                                                   j
              are not familiar with local climatic hazards.                                               y
              Now is the time to assess what assets,                                                 = =j
              activities and people will be exposed to these                                        —
              hazards, and to consider whether there are                                        —
              changes we can make to our residences,                                               4
             workplaces, recreation areas and community                                    : =
              spaces, and the way we run our activities,                                   a
              organisations and businesses, to prevent or at                            —
              least minimise the impacts.

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                                                                 The development of this roadmap included
                                                                 engagement with staff within both Noosa
                                                                 and Sunshine Coast Councils, a community
                                                                 survey, and initial workshops with local
                                                                 leaders from our region’s key sectors.
                                                                 Both Councils have undertaken a range of
                                                                 important work on climate change prior to
                                                                 this project, which provided us with a strong
                                                                 foundation to take a deeper look at our
                                              a |                Council and regional risks.

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