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Barrier
Description
adaptation.
x
There has been a reduction in monitoring programs.
Other Barriers
x
There is general lack of public concern (cognitive and disincentive barriers, and
scepticism) which can have an effect on government priorities. This impacts on the
ability to deal with future uncertainty and obtaining allocation of resources.
x
Cost of implementing adaptation measures, including getting information and
ongoing monitoring.
x
Lack of understanding of the issues by stakeholders.
x
Uncertainty about predicting timing and magnitude of future impacts.
x
Legal liability concerns regarding future risks to development and infrastructure that
arises from decisions made at present using current knowledge and science.
x
Available research data to assist analysis of issues and climate change adaptation.
x
Lack of clear information and evidence that can be understood by all parts of the
community.
x
Other issues are consistent with those listed in the LGA submission to the
Productivity Commission.
Source: Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure; Department of Environment, Water, and Natural Resources; Adelaide and Mount Lofty
Ranges Natural Resources Management Board; South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission, Local Government Association SA.
16.5. Recommendations
Through the course of this project, a range of issues has been identified that may have an impact on
successful planning and implementation of climate change adaptation by the community, which warrants
closer examination by relevant stakeholders.
The following recommendations have been developed to assist adaptation actions and to address
identified barriers. These are additional to the suite of recommendations throughout the report regarding
data gaps and requisite investigations for consideration as part of latter stages of the WARCAPP project.
These recommendations should also be considered in the context of the new Climate Change Adaptation
Framework for South Australia, which identifies objectives and strategies for climate change adaptation.
The supporting Government Action Plan contains 49 actions across a wide range of topics to facilitate
climate change adaptation in the community. Refer to
Appendix E
.
16.5.1. Existing Reviews
In 2011, the operations of the
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act 2007
were reviewed
in accordance with Section 21 of the Act. The Act is the overarching statutory instrument for addressing
climate change adaptation in South Australia. The review was undertaken by the Premier’s Climate
Change Council. Key findings of the review in terms of climate change adaptation were as follows:
