Local Government Climate Risk Assessment Training

Overview

Councils need to adapt to climate change, with adaptation planning being the most effective at the local level, reducing their vulnerability whilst capitalising on any opportunities. If ignored, the effects of climate change are likely to have considerable impact on a Council’s performance to asset management, service delivery and legal liability.

A key step in developing a Corporate Adaptation Plan is conducting a Climate
Change Risk Assessment. This one-day course has been designed for Local Government Officers involved in responding to climate change to provide the skills and knowledge required to complete a first pass climate change risk assessment and corporate adaptation action planning.

Participants will have the opportunity to complete steps of a climate risk assessment during the training, using case study information from their own organisations or regions to enhance the learning outcomes and confidence to replicate this in real world scenarios.

This course integrates with the WALGA Climate Change Action Framework.

Target Audience

This course is designed for Local Government Officers who are responsible for coordinating Council’s corporate adaptation action planning, which includes climate risk assessments, in their own organisations, or appointing/managing consultants that complete the work.

The course is ideal for Local Governments that are commencing their climate action journey, and those that are well progressed and are strengthening their approach.

Learning Outcomes

Understand Local climate change risks and the concept of climate change adaptation across all areas of Council decision- making
Identify and assess risks that climate change poses to Local Government operations
Prioritise risks that require further action as a basis for decision-making and planning
Identify actions that respond to these risks
Be confident in running a first pass climate risk assessment and/or managing consultants to complete the assessment.

Additional Training Resources:

E-learning module: designed to give a basic introduction to climate change and the concept of climate risk assessments contextualised in broader corporate adaptation planning. This is designed to be given to people within your organisation to prepare them to participate in your climate risk assessment.
Manual: designed to support you as the officer coordinating the climate risk assessment as a deeper dive into the framework and process for climate risk assessments with tips and tricks for running successful workshops, building your team and pull out resources to help you set up for a successful process. Additional case studies and further information on adaptation planning is also provided.

Duration

1 day

Fees

$580.00 plus GST

When registering for a date, please make sure you are enrolling into the relevant course for your Local Government.

Course Transfer and Cancellation Policy
All transfer or cancellation requests must be made by emailing training@walga.asn.au

Training at WALGA - If you wish to change or cancel your confirmed course the following applies:

More than 10 business days prior to course commencement - no charge for either a cancellation or change request.
Cancellation request between 10-6 business days - 50% refund on pre-payment.
Less than 5 business days, no refund for cancellation and no transfer to another date allowed.
Non-Attendance - there is no refund or transfer for non-attendance.

Please refer to the WALGA Terms and Conditions of Enrolment for further conditions including COVID-19, On-Site training and course cancellations.

Local Government Climate Risk Assessment Training

Wednesday, 18 October 2023
Registration from 08:45 AM
ONE70, LV1, 170 Railway Parade, West Leederville, WA 6007
$580.00 plus GST

The course content is specifically targeted towards Metro Local Governments only.

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Local Government Climate Risk Assessment Training

Overview

Target Audience

Learning Outcomes

Duration

Fees