Adapting Northern Adelaide (ANA) is a partner project between the City of Salisbury, City of Playford, the South Australian Government, and the stakeholders and communities that live and work in the Northern Adelaide region. The focus of the ANA project is to respond to climate change by: “building liveable communities underpinned by a prosperous economy and sustainably managed natural resources.”
Despite global action on climate change to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the Earth is already on a pathway which means that substantial adaptation will still be required. By being proactive and thinking and planning now for the impacts that are already happening and also those that are likely to occur in the future, the Northern Adelaide region can build resilience to risk and harness any emerging opportunities.
This Regional Climate Change Adaptation Plan (Adaptation Plan) provides the foundation for a coordinated and collaborative response to climate change impacts and identifies priorities for adaptation across the ANA region. The adaptation responses proposed in this Adaptation Plan align strongly with current and emerging policy initiatives at a State and Federal Government level, such as South Australia’s Low Carbon Economy and Green Industries programs, and the Federal Government’s Smart Cities Plan.
