Adaptation Options for Human Settlements in South East Queensland – Supplementary Report

Abstract

This report documents the full suite of Adaptation Options for the Human Settlements component of the South East Queensland Climate Adaptation Research Initiative (SEQ CARI). It accompanies the Main Report for the final phase of Human Settlements research1 . The following Sections contain the specific adaptation options for the Human Settlements principal sectors of inquiry, namely: urban planning and management; coastal management; physical infrastructure related to local government; emergency management; and human health. Each sector is introduced by its respective Adaptation Options Framework diagram which serves as a logic diagram and illustrates the suite of policies and their associated programs and actions. Set within the context of an overarching goal for the sector, each section contains a summary of each policy with its respective suite of programs and action statements prior to a set of very detailed tables which unpack each program and action and implementation details by way of recommended monitoring and evaluation activities.

This report documents the full suite of Adaptation Options for the Human Settlements component of the South East Queensland Climate Adaptation Research Initiative (SEQ CARI). It accompanies the Main Report for the final phase of Human Settlements research1 . The following Sections contain the specific adaptation options for the Human Settlements principal sectors of inquiry, namely: urban planning and management; coastal management; physical infrastructure related to local government; emergency management; and human health. Each sector is introduced by its respective Adaptation Options Framework diagram which serves as a logic diagram and illustrates the suite of policies and their associated programs and actions. Set within the context of an overarching goal for the sector, each section contains a summary of each policy with its respective suite of programs and action statements prior to a set of very detailed tables which unpack each program and action and implementation details by way of recommended monitoring and evaluation activities.