Summary of Vulnerable: The quantum of local government infrastructure exposed to sea level rise

31 January 2019

Councils are already experiencing the impacts of climate change and are beginning to recognise that communities’ resilience to climate change depends in large part on what is being done to adapt to it.

However, until now councils have not had a good understanding of the type, amount and replacement value of local government owned infrastructure exposed to sea level rise, and therefore if and where adaptation planning should be prioritised.