Climate Change Impacts on Clarence Coastal Areas
This project was initiated by Clarence City Council in response to Council and community concerns about erosion of beaches and flooding events in coastal areas. The project is supported by the State Emergency Service and the Commonwealth Department of Climate Change.
The project has been overseen by an Integrated Assessment Project Manager within Council supported by a Steering Committee with representatives of the Council, funding agencies and State Government agencies. A Technical Reference Panel has reviewed all reports.
The purpose of this study is to provide an integrated assessment of climate change risks on coastal areas which includes:
- investigating community attitudes at the beginning of the project.
- consulting with community groups, institutions, state government agencies re their awareness and response to climate change issues.
- a review of the literature covering experience with similar issues elsewhere.
- assessing 18 localities and infrastructure within Clarence City which may be vulnerable to coastal hazards, both at present and due to sea level rise and climate change into the future. Coastal hazards have been assessed for the present day, 2050 and 2100.
- investigating adaptive management options in response to present and future coastal hazards.
- preparing and executing a communication plan to inform the community of the findings, initiate discussion about the preferred response and report on community response.
The integrated report Climate Change Impacts on Clarence Coastal Areas brings together the findings of the project. Within the integrated report there are links to other supporting documents and some reference documents.
Download the final report, which includes the results of community consultation: Climate change impacts on Clarence coastal areas - Final Report - April 2009 
(2351 kb)
Climate Change Impact Public Forums
Climate Change Impact Public Forums were held in Lauderdale and South Arm on Sunday 1 February and Tuesday 3 February. If you missed these forums or would like to review the content presented, please click on the links below:
Clive Attwater (SGS Economics and Planning) - Project Outline and Policy and Planning Proposals
Also see:
Frequently Asked Questions about Climate Change
Coastal pocesses, coastal hazards, climate change and adaptive responses for preparation of a coastal management strategy for Clarence City, Tasmania (952 kb) - Water Research Laboratory, University of New South Wales
Climate Change Impacts On Clarence Coastal Areas - Special Edition Newsletter (1052 kb)
For further information, please contact Clarence City Council.
