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2. Introduction
2.1. Overview
The Cities of Port Adelaide Enfield, Charles Sturt and West Torrens have embarked upon the
development of a Climate Change Adaptation Plan for the Western Adelaide Region. This is being
undertaken in partnership with the State Government and with assistance from the Commonwealth
Government under the Natural Disaster Resilience Program.
This initiative is aligned with the National Climate Change Adaptation Framework and National Disaster
Resilience Strategy, and supports the State Government’s Climate Change Adaptation Framework
(2012). The project also aligns with the LGA SA Climate Change Strategy.
The Western Adelaide Region Climate Change Adaptation Plan (WARCCAP) project has the overall
objective to develop a co-ordinated and collaborative program of strategies to reduce the vulnerability of
the Western Adelaide region’s communities, environments and infrastructure to the effects of climate
change.
The entire project is being undertaken in four distinct stages as illustrated in
Figure 2.1.
Figure 2.1: Western Adelaide Region Climate Change Adaption Plan Project
Stage 1 of the WARCCAP project, as covered by this report, is intended to provide critical baseline data
that will feed directly into Stage 2 and support the overall development of the Climate Change Adaptation
Plan. Stage 1 identifies potential threats and risks as well as impacts of climate change upon the region,
and highlights various issues that will assist stakeholders to prioritise more detailed investigations during
Stage 2.
