EXISTING STRATEGIES

GLOBAL

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (2015)

Published in 2015, the United Nations Development Goals outlines a 2030 agenda toward sustainable development that can be accomplished on a international scale. Goals that are relevant and prioritised for the future of Northcote climate resilience are aims such as Goal 11 “Sustainable Cities and Communities” which focuses on forging cities that are inclusive, safe , resilient and sustainable. Goal 13 “Climate Action” also aims for cities to strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate related hazards, which is the key focus of this structure plan (UN, 2020).

Rockefeller Foundation 100 Resilient Cities (2013)

This report works hand in hand with the Arup Resilient Cities Index outline, which demonstrates how a city’s resilience can be measured and thus responded to appropriately. The 100 Resilient Cities itself is an 160 million dollar effort to build urban resilience across the world, focusing on the “physical, social, and economic challenges that are a growing part of the 21st century” (Rockefeller Foundation ,2013).

NATIONAL

National Climate Resilience and Adaptation Strategy (2015)

The nation-wide Climate Resilience Strategy focuses on the three key areas of “communities, the economy and the environment.” Primarily the strategy focuses on how climate resilience and economic prosperity can be intrinsically linked in the future. The strategy is most relevant to Northcote’s structure plan through its focus on the reduction of future climate risks through the minimisation of emissions.

STATE

Victoria’s Climate Change Adaptation Plan (2017-2020)

Released by the Andrews Government in 2017, Victoria’s Climate Change Adaptation Plan “lays out a blueprint” of how the state will combat challenges of climate change. It addresses areas of sustainability and creating an adaptable place for people to live work and play. The reports key principles focus on informed and integrated decision making, risk management, equity and community engagement.

METROPOLITAN

Plan Melbourne (2017)

Plan Melbourne produced in 2017 considers a timeline of Melbourne’s projected outcomes up until 2050. Relevant areas within the structure plan range from transport, housing and the environment. Specifically, the theme of the environment considers extreme and other related extreme weather events that will affect the liveability of Melbourne as a city in the future.

Resilient Melbourne Strategy (2016)

Resilient Melbourne is a joint project including the 32 metropolitan Melbourne councils as part of the goalto become a part of the 100 Resilient Cities project. Its main focus is on the themes viable, sustainable, liveable and prosperous and how these pillars translate into actions of “adapt”, “survive”, “thrive”, “embed”. This report highlights how community-based resilience can be realised and highlights actions that can start at a neighbourhood level, thus influencing the shaping of this structure plan.

LOCAL

Darebin Climate Emergency Action Plan (2017)

Following 2016, the hottest year on record the City of Darebin released a Climate Emergency action plan “to provide maximum protection for the community of Darebin” to future climate threats. This followed the consideration that national and state government actions were currently “insufficient for achieving future sustainability targets”. Key goals within the plan that relate to this report specifically are “Energy Efficiency”, “Adaption and Resilience” and “Engaging the Community”

City Of Darebin Council Plan( 2017-2021)

One of the key goals of this council plan is “a sustainable city” which aims to create “innovative projects that address climate change.” This goal considers how active transport, solar energy, reduced waste and strategy water management are key concerns of Northcote’s sustainable and resilient future. As this is at a local level and addressing local implementation goals, this report provides a key influence in the shaping of Northcote’s future strategic directions within this structure plan.