Cardinia Shire’s new Climate Change Adaption Strategy is now open to the public for comment, with council encouraging residents to go online and have their say before consultation closes on 16 March.
Cardinia Shire Council declared a climate emergency in September 2019 because of the increasing climate change induced natural hazards which have an adverse effect on ecosystems, human health and the economy.
Cardinia Shire Mayor Councillor Jeff Springfield is encouraging the community to provide their input into this strategy.
“We are gathering feedback on the 14 community-facing actions in the Climate Change Adaptation Strategy to enable Council to prioritise the factors that affect our people the most,” Cr Springfield said.
“We want to know how climate change affects you as a Cardinia Shire resident. Which climate-related hazards concern you the most? What are your biggest concerns about the impacts of climate change? Tell us what matters most to you, so that together we can create a more sustainable future for Cardinia Shire.”
The Climate Change Adaption Strategy will provide a framework to reduce the community’s vulnerability to adverse climate events which are increasing in both magnitude and frequency.
The strategy will promote the resilience of social, ecological and economic systems and will focus on planning to embed adaptive measures into council operations and processes, as well as recommend actions for reducing vulnerability caused by the impacts of climate change to the community.
Council said the development of the strategy will bring together community and council stakeholders “to raise climate concerns and identify adaptation processes that will aim to protect our natural and built environment into the future for generations to come.”
To have your say about Council’s Climate Adaptation Strategy, visit www.cardinia.vic.gov.au/haveyoursay
