Climate Resilience Technical Committee
The Climate Resilience Technical Committee is a group of Far North Queensland Councils and organisations working together to manage risks and develop opportunities for a climate-resilient and low-carbon future.
Following the success of the Rivers to Reef Climate Resilient Alliance group established in 2022, the CRTC focuses on climate mitigation, transition and adaption opportunities that deliver social, environmental, and economic benefits.
Facilitated by FNQROC, members work together, sharing resources and learnings to inform the development and implementation of strategic plans including:
- Regional Drought Resilience Plan for Gulf Hinterland and Wet Tropics
- QRA Local Resilience Action Plans for Far North Queensland region
- FNQROC Rivers to Reef Climate Alliance Action Plan
Committee meetings are held quarterly.
TERMS OF REFERENCE
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Rivers to Reef Climate Resilient Alliance
The Rivers to Reef Climate Resilient Alliance was part of a pilot project through the Queensland Climate Resilient Councils program delivered by the Local Government Association Queensland, thanks to funding from the Queensland Government.
Facilitated by FNQROC, the Alliance group founding members are Cairns Regional Council, Mareeba Shire Council, Tablelands Regional Council and Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council. Together the Far North Queensland councils worked together to manage risks and develop opportunities for a climate resilient, low carbon future.
The Alliance developed and implemented the River to Reef Climate Alliance Action Plan
Find out more
- Alliance Action Plan
- Pilot Outputs - April 2022 Update
- Background - momentum and climate risks factsheet.pdf
Meetings
2022
- Minutes Executive Meeting #1 28 Jan 2022.pdf
- Minutes Executive Meeting #2 22 April 2022 - minutes unconfirmed
Recent activities
Regional Climate risks and opportunities: at a glance
- The best available science tells us that our climate is becoming less stable, and we are experiencing increasing changes in temperature, rainfall, sea level and extreme weather conditions.
- Climate action themes
- Mitigation - reducing greenhouse gas emissions corporately and in the community
- Transition - managing risks and unlocking opportunities in the global shift to a low carbon economy
- Adaptation - managing physical risks to strengthen our communities, the economy and environment
- Impact summaries
- Climate information
- Queensland Climate Futures Dashboard - high resolution climate modelling for your LGA or national, State of the Climate - CSIRO
- Snapshot - community emissions - LGA-wide greenhouse gas emission profiles
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Guiding resources and programs
Climate risk management framing
- Climate Risk Management Framework and Guideline for Queensland Local Government - fosters defensible and effective actions to reduce climate risks, responding to potential liability & financial sector scrutiny.
- Queensland Emergency Management Response Framework
Policy setting
- Australia's Climate Change Strategies including, National Climate Resilience and Adaptation Strategy
- Queensland Government Climate Change Response
- Regional Resilience Strategies
Programs
- Queensland Climate Resilient Councils - aimed at improving climate risk management practices and governance, run by LGAQ
- Cities Power Partnership - a pledge program connecting over 150 Australian local governments with knowledge sharing and collaboration opportunities.
- QCoast2100 - Queensland councils' Coastal Hazards Adapatation Strategy development and implementation.
Practice Tools and Precedent Hub
Climate risk governance
- Disclosing climate risks, Queensland ESG Statement, QAO Risk Management Maturity Model - QLD Treasury
- QCRC Councillor Briefing: Legal_Implications - King and Co
- Climate change integrated reporting - Hunter Joint Organisation, NSW
- Climate Risk Governance Guide - Australian Institute of Company Directors
Regional precedence
- Climate Change Strategy 2030 - Cairns Regional Council
- Climate Change Resilience Policy - Mareeba Shire Council
- Climate Risk Management Strategy - Tablelands Regional Council
- Cook Shire Transition Roadmap - CSIRO
Transitioning to a low carbon economy (emissions reduction)
Dashboards and maps
- Community emissions snapshot
- Electricity generation
- Emissions reduction fund projects
- New economy minerals
- Small scale solar installations
- Electric vehicle uptake
- Biomass
Energy management and renewables
- Energy models for councils - a guide produced for the Central Victorian Greenhouse Alliance
- Business Renewables Centre - support for understanding and negotiating Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) for renewable energy
- Local Government Solar and Battery Calculator
- Social Energy Procurement CVGA Energy Models for Councils Guide
- Energy Management_Plan_2016 - Cairns Regional Council
- Solar_Apartments - UNSW
- First Nations Clean Energy Network
Emissions management and accounting
- Corporate Value Chain Accounting Reporing Standard
- Supporting NSW councils to reduce emissions - a needs assessment
Environmental markets and offsets
- Queensland Land Restoration Fund
- Carbon Farming Handbook for land managers in Queensland 2022 - QFF, QLD NRMs and QLD Government
- Carbon Farming Industry Roadmap Queensland
- Carbon Market Institute - corporate & carbon farming fact sheets
- Valuing Carbon Sequestration in Biodiversity Resource Pack
- Natural Capital Roadmap- Climate Works
Transport
- Charge Together Fleets - a free program to support the transition to EVs
- Local Government Resource Pack - Electric Vehicle Council
- EV Charging Stations Practice Note, EV Infrastructure - Tourism and_Industry - Economic Development Queensland
- Draft State Infrastructure Strategy - Transport
- Life-Cycle Assessment for GhG emissions from Australian Passenger Vehicles
Procurement and infrastructure
- Supply Chain Sustainability School - training for local governments on sustainable procurement
- Infrastructure Sustainability Council - rating scheme for assets in planning, design, construction and operational phases including Developing a Business Case for Sustainability Initiatives
- Decarbonisation Pathways for the Australian_Cement and Concrete Sector
- QLD Procurement Guide to Integrating Sustainability
Adaptation and physical risks
Dashboards and maps
- Queensland Climate Futures Dashboard - - high resolution climate modelling for your LGA
- QRA Funding and Events - understand risk, costs and repeat damage from natural disasters
Risk assesments
- Physical climate change risks - templates for chronic & acute risks
- Infrastructure Projects - for requirements in Infrastructure Australia's Assessment Framework and Detailed Business Case Guide from DSDILGP
Guiding materials
- National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF)- tools to support decision makers
- Queensland Sector Adaptation Plans - SMEs, agriculture, ecosystems, emergency management, built environment and infrastructure, tourism.
- Adaptation Pathways - Wet Tropics - Vol. 1 Biodiversity and ecosystems, Vol 2 Built environment and people
- Monitoring and evaluation for adaptation
- Economic Costs of Natural Disasters in Australia- Deloitte Access Economics
Coastal hazards
- Coast Adapt
- Nature-based solutions Benchmark Assessment Report - Coastal Councils Adaptation Taskforce (C-CAT)
- Littoral Rainforest - CHAS case study - FNQROC
- Actions of the Sea report - Insurance Council Australia
Drought
- Drought declarations Archive - The Long Paddock
Planning and the built environment
- Resilient Homes - building design and insurance guidance from Queensland Reconstruction Authority
- Urban Vegetation - Adapting to a Changing Climate - PIA
Environment
- Accept, Act, Adapt: Climate Adaptation Plan for the Wet Tropics 2020-2030 - Wet Tropics Management Authority
- Adapt NRM - planning for biodiversity and biosecurity
- Climate-ready biodiversity conservation methodology for QLD Local Government - Queensland Government, CSIRO
- Climate Change and Biodiversity Prioritisation - Wet Tropics Plan - Terrain NRM
Water
- Climate Change Adaptation Guidelines - Water Services Association of Australia
Health and wellbeing
- IPCC Briefing 2022 - Climate Health Alliance
Agriculture and food systems
- Towards local food resilience research report - Cairns - Griffith University
- Forecasting for Decision Making by Landholders - training from the Northern Australia Climate Program
- Fork in the Road Impacts of Climate Change on Our Food Supply - Farmers for Climate Action
Stakeholder policies
- First Nation Peoples Statement on Climate Change
- QLD Climate Change Advocacy - Planning Institute Australia
- Climate Change Policy - Farmers Federation
- Fair, Fast and Inclusive Climate Change Action – Australian Council of Social Services
Community engagement
HEATWAVE RESILIENCE: KEEPING OUR COOL PROJECT
The Keeping Our Cool Toolkit equips local councils and organisations to increase community awareness about heatwaves, health risks, and measures to mitigate risks for humans, animals, and wildlife.
In Far North Queensland, increased heatwave events coupled with high humidity pose significant health risks to communities, animals, and ecosystems. Responding to this growing threat, the Climate Resilience Technical Committee and regional experts collaborated to create an awareness toolkit. Tailored for vulnerable communities in the far north, the toolkit draws from coronial data pinpointing at-risk cohorts in the area, offering a strategic approach to building resilience.
To obtain a copy of the Keeping Our Cool Toolkit, please email the FNQROC Regional Climate Resilience Coordinator at .
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Keeping Our Cool Toolkit Items |
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A short guide explaining how to implement a Keeping Our Cool campaign |
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Individual persona factsheets with information on vulnerable cohorts. Recommend using the personas to run workshops. |
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These key messages are to inspire and be incorporated into the development of further communication materials that support the campaign. |
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Includes five social media tiles, a website banner, an email signature, and an infographic poster. In PDF and JPEG format. |
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Checklist for households to use in preparation for heatwave events. PDF format. |
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An example of content that can be used on the Council’s webpage. |
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An example of various social media posts for each of the three stages: Plan & Prepare, Respond and Recover. |
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Example of content for direct email to subscribers/vulnerable cohorts for stages: Prepare and Respond. |
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Example content for text message alerts to vulnerable cohorts during each of the three stages: Prepare, Respond and Recover. |
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Design elements of artwork that can be used to create additional design elements. |
Contact
For further information, please contact the Regional Climante Resilience Coordinator