Failure to understand and respond to the impact of changing climate and extreme weather events is listed as a key risk on our risk management register, we are required to regularly report and review the controls we have in place to mitigate the impacts associated with climate change. It is important that we develop a strong monitoring and evaluation framework to track our progress, and review the relevance of our actions as new information becomes available. Actions: What we will do to continue to Melbourne’s climate change adaptation capabilities and expertise Goal 5: Continue to build Melbourne’s climate change adaptation capabilities and expertise Goal Action Delivery Timeframe Business mechanism Impact 5.1 Work with industry specific working groups and Partner Ongoing Subject to networks to drive innovation and research in annual plan climate change adaptation. and budget 5.2 Complete an interdependency mapping the Deliver 2017-18 Business as city’s infrastructure and service systems usual budgets relationships and stakeholder networks to enable integrated adaptation across services. 5.3 Continue to develop tools and training to help Deliver Ongoing Business as City of Melbourne staff to: usual budgets Increase staff understanding and knowledge of impacts of climate change on our assets, services and customers. Integrate climate change adaptation into processes, policies and governance arrangements (including procurement). 5.4 Advocate to the Victorian Government to clarify Advocate to the 2017-18 Business as and responsibilities of state and local Victorian usual budgets governments for climate change adaptation. Government 5.5 Develop a monitoring and evaluation framework Deliver Ongoing Business as including the development of defined targets to usual budgets track and report on progress and relevance of the refreshed strategy.
Failure to understand and respond to the impact of changing climate and extreme weather events is listed as a key risk on our risk management register, we are required to regularly report and review the controls we have in place to mitigate the impacts associated with climate change. It is important that we develop a strong monitoring and evaluation framework to track our progress, and review the relevance of our actions as new information becomes available. Actions: What we will do to continue to Melbourne’s climate change adaptation capabilities and expertise Goal 5: Continue to build Melbourne’s climate change adaptation capabilities and expertise Goal Action Delivery mechanism Timeframe Business Impact 5.1 Work with industry specific working groups and networks to drive innovation and research in climate change adaptation. Partner Ongoing Subject to annual plan and budget 5.2 Complete an interdependency mapping the city’s infrastructure and service systems relationships and stakeholder networks to enable integrated adaptation across services. Deliver 2017-18 Business as usual budgets 5.3 Continue to develop tools and training to help City of Melbourne staff to: Increase staff understanding and knowledge of impacts of climate change on our assets, services and customers. Integrate climate change adaptation into processes, policies and governance arrangements (including procurement). Deliver Ongoing Business as usual budgets 5.4 Advocate to the Victorian Government to clarify and responsibilities of state and local governments for climate change adaptation. Advocate to the Victorian Government 2017-18 Business as usual budgets 5.5 Develop a monitoring and evaluation framework including the development of defined targets to track and report on progress and relevance of the refreshed strategy. Deliver Ongoing Business as usual budgets
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