Our plan for Drivers (People and Climate)

In August 2021, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its 6^th Assessment Report, Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis. It unequivocally states our planet is warming due to human activity. As a result, our local and global weather patterns are changing, and while this presents very real threats to our coastline, communities, industries and natural assets, there is a lot we can do to prepare our region whilst also reversing other worrying trends. Practices that reduce or eliminate our contributions to climate change also provide significant benefits to ourselves and our natural assets – some immediate and many for the long term. These include improving our air quality, safeguarding our food production systems, and establishing regional water security. If we work together smartly, we can leverage our solutions to establish new industries that meet emerging and growing product and service demands, and most importantly, establish regional job security. The challenges include finding the connections between different sectors, knowledge systems and opinions, and taking the time to work them into effective models that deliver sustainably against the triple bottom line.

Key attribute – Livability and resilience

On-ground Action