Cross-scale barriers to climate change adaptation in local government, Australia
- Publisher:
- National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility
- Publication Type:
- Report
- Citation:
- Cross-scale barriers to climate change adaptation in local government, Australia: Final report, 2013, pp. 1 - 101
- Issue Date:
- 2013-01
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This report documents a study aimed at identifying cross-scale barriers to planned adaptation within the context of local government in Australia, and the development of enabling actions to overcome these barriers. Many of the impacts of climate change and variability have been, or will be, experienced at the local level. As a result, local governments in Australia (and overseas) have initiated plans to adapt to these impacts. However, the pathway to planning and implementation of adaptation is not a barrier-free process. Local governments are embedded in a larger governance context that has the potential to limit the effectiveness of planned adaptation initiatives on the ground. Identifying barriers or constraints to adaptation is an important process in supporting successful adaptation planning, particularly where reworking the path-dependent institutional structures, organisational cultures and policy-making procedures is required.
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