The Tasmanian Government has announced a Future Proofing Tasmania’s Councils project, which will bring together climate change research and projections to be integrated into council policies and procedures.

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The Minister for Climate Change, Nick McKim commended the work done by local government and the Southern Tasmanian Councils Authority (STCA) in collaboration with the Australian and Tasmanian Governments on a new approach to climate change adaptation, through the Future Proofing project.

 

The Australian Government is providing $400 000 through the Local Government Reform Fund program to support the State Government, STCA and the Local Government Association of Tasmania develop and pilot a new regional and land-use based approach to climate change adaptation.

 

The project will develop a regional climate change adaptation strategy for Tasmania’s southern region, land-use adaptation plans for urban, peri-urban, rural and natural areas, and individual corporate council adaptation plans.