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9.5.2 2020 climate change risk assessment
9.5.2 2020 climate change risk assessment
In December 2019, Council undertook a climate change risk assessment in collaboration with its insurers Statewide Mutual.
FIGURE 24: PREVIOUS CLIMATE ADAPTATION WORK BY MIDCOAST COUNCIL AND FORMER CONSTITUENT COUNCILS
The 2019 assessment resulted in the identification of 74 risks. Three risks were rated low, 27 risks were rated medium, 37 risks were rated high, and 7 risks were rated extreme as shown in Figure 25.
FIGURE 25: IDENTIFIED CLIMATE RISKS FROM STATEWIDE MUTUAL ASSESSMENT, DECEMBER 2019
Potential climate change impacts were considered in relation to the following Council functional areas:
• Infrastructure and Assets • Environment Management & Protection • Community Services • Land-use Planning and Development • Emergency Management & Natural Disaster Preparedness • Corporate Services
One of the recommended next steps of the climate risk identification was the development of adaptation actions for the 44 high and extreme-rated risks.
