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National Climate Change Forum
Adaptation
Priorities for Australia’s Coast
Climate change
brings significant risks to the coastal zone. The Australian Government
Department of Climate Change is hosting a National Climate Change Forum:
Adaptation priorities for Australia’s Coast,
to be held at the National Wine Centre of Australia in Adelaide, South Australia
from the 18-19 February 2010.
Participation in the Forum will
bring
together all tiers of government, community and business professions and
research organisations.
Two significant
reports have been recently released focusing on climate change impacts in
Australia’s coastal zone. These will assist Forum participants in considering
national adaptation priorities.
The House of
Representatives Climate Change, Water, Environment and the Arts Standing
Committee released an Inquiry report, Managing our coastal zone in a changing climate: the time to act is now,
on 27 October 2009.
Climate Change Risks to Australia’s Coast: a first pass national assessment,
was prepared by the Department of Climate Change and launched by the Minister
for Climate Change and Water, Senator the Hon. Penny Wong on 14 November 2009.
The report highlights the scale of problem Australia faces, identifies the
key risks and outlines the role of adaptation to manage risks.
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“The Forum will
address the challenge of preparing coastal communities to manage the risk of
climate change”
18 - 19 February 2010
National Wine Centre of
Australia
Adelaide, South Australia
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