Coastal Climate Risk Management Tool: CoastAdapt

Short Summary of Resource
The Plan sets out in detail the planned structure, content, design and delivery of the Tool, based on extensive stakeholder consultation as described in the Analysis of End User Needs report
Detailed description of the resource
The tool is given the working title of CoastAdapt whose key characteristics are to: meet the stated needs of stakeholders by delivering three principal components: first, information and guidance necessary to underpin adaptation; second, a process for decision-making around risk management and adaptation in the coastal zone; third, forums for peer-to-peer learning, communication and connection. This is through a web interface and will address stakeholder needs at different levels of complexity. It will provide the user with the capacity to employ the Tool across different timeframes to deal with different planning horizons and different life spans of various asset classes
Keywords
CLIMATE AND WEATHER Meteorology, CLIMATE AND WEATHER Climate change science, CLIMATE AND WEATHER Impacts, CLIMATE AND WEATHER Adaptation, CLIMATE AND WEATHER Risks, CLIMATE AND WEATHER Sea level rise
Content Owners / Rights Holders
National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility
Date of Publication
2017
Type of Resource
Sector reports
Format of Resource
online
Relevant Sector
Biodiversity and ecosystems
Geographical Scope
Sub-national
Relevant LG Functional Area
ALL local government functions
Council Type
Coastal
URL / DOI for resource access
https://coastadapt.com.au/tools
Relevant Governance Indicator
Public risk register, Climate risk assessments, Climate legal risk, Climate risk management, Adaptation planning, Climate change information