Climate Adaption Strategy

Hindmarsh Shire’s economy and its rural communities are strongly affected by changes in climate. Climate determines the health of broadacre agriculture and agribusiness supply chains and liveability in the Shire’s towns, but we are also aware that the impacts of climate change can exacerbate existing inequalities and disadvantage.

The first Hindmarsh Shire climate adaptation strategy, prepared in 2012, warned that the future climate is predicted to be hotter and drier than it is today. Since that time, the climate in the Shire has been more favourable than either averages or climate change expectations would have predicted, albeit with some destructive weather events (such as intense periods of spring and summer rainfall impacting on transport infrastructure).

As the initial strategy was no longer current, Council commissioned Street Ryan to develop a revised and contextualised Climate Adaption Strategy to guide Council’s mitigation and resilience initiatives for a 12-year period.

This document presents a refresh of Hindmarsh Shire’s Climate Adaptation Strategy by summarising recent and long-term climate trends and the accepted outlook for future climatic changes. It presents practical strategies and actions for which Council can make a meaningful contribution in offsetting potential adverse impacts from climate change and severe climate events.

CLIMATE ADAPTION STRATEGY 2024-2036(PDF, 9MB)

View previous strategies:
Climate Change Adaptation Strategy 2012(PDF, 12MB)