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The Planning Strategy contains specific policies and targets to address the impacts of climate change
particularly in regard to preparing for adaptation. Policies relate to building standards, liveable urban
spaces, and sea level related impacts on development and infrastructure. Further details are contained in
Appendix E.
Development Plans contain policies that generally promote the provisions of the Planning Strategy. The
policies ensure development decisions by Councils or the State take account of currently known risks
(e.g. sea level rise, flood prone areas). Development Plans are discussed in Section 16.3.3. The
Building Code of Australia incorporates the South Australian Government’s requirements for energy
efficient buildings and structural standards that will assist in minimising future impacts arising from
temperature or geotechnical change.
The State Government has released the Climate Change Adaptation Framework for South Australia
2012,
Prospering in a Changing Climate
, which provides guidance for climate change adaptation activities
by outlining objectives and guiding principles and listing mechanisms for implementing adaptation
activities and approaches. The Framework focuses on a regional approach to adaptation, through the
development of regional agreements, regional integrated vulnerability assessments, and development of
regional adaptation plans. Refer to
Figure 16.3
. The Framework satisfies requirements under the
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act 2007
to develop policies to facilitate
adaptation.
Figure 16.3: Regional Model for Developing Adaptation Responses
Source: SA Government (2012)
The South Australia Strategic Plan has a goal for the community to adapt to the long term physical
changes that climate change presents. This is supported by Target 62 of the Plan, to
develop regional
climate change adaptation plans in all State Government regions by 2016
.
