Background
Council is currently preparing a Climate Risk Management Strategy as part of our involvement in the Queensland Climate Resilient Councils (Q-CRC) program. Changing rainfall patterns, drought, heatwaves, fire risk, and increases in extreme weather events could have a significant impact on the people, businesses and environment within the Toowoomba Region, including Council.
As part of the Q-CRC program, we will develop a clear policy position and strategy on how we deal with climate risk. This information will help Council to address such matters as:
- Regional economic resilience
- Strategic land use planning
- Disaster management
- Infrastructure planning
- Sustainable design
- A new Planning Scheme.
This also helps Council to meet its obligations under the State Planning Policy to consider the effects of climate change.
