In early 2007, Port Phillip City Council discovered that the city faces significant climate impacts in coming decades that will need to be managed. Council has since continued actions to reduce its carbon emissions quickly, recognising that this is a critical step to reducing climate change. It has also been assessing what needs to be done to develop a city that is more resilient to a changing climate.
This Climate Adaptation Plan primarily targets Council operations and policy in the areas of built form, public space, coastal management and protection, drainage and flooding management, managing heat stress and heat island effects, and supporting local emergency management. It is a key plan to guide change in some vital Council operational areas, in order to progressively develop a more climate adept city.
