By taking into account the climate exposures as well as the social, economic and environmental sensitivity and adaptive capacity of the Region it provides an indication of overall vulnerability.
Table 8 provides a summary of the vulnerability assessment key findings for the Barwon South West Region.
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Overall the Region is getting warmer and drier. At a social level the populations of the major regional town centres of Colac, Hamilton, Warrnambool and the suburbs of northern Geelong will have the greatest sensitivity to this change. At an economic level the primary industries within Colac Otway Shire, Golden Plains Shire and Surf Coast Shire as well as the energy and water demanding activities of the City of Greater Geelong will have the greatest sensitivity to this change. At an environmental level the natural environs of Glenelg Shire, Golden Plains Shire, Southern Grampians, Corangamite Shire and Colac Otway Shire will have the greatest sensitivity to this change. The Region will experience permanent inundation along its entire coastline, the townships of Barwon Heads, Apollo Bay, Port Campbell, Geelong, Portland, Port Fairy, Queenscliff, Torquay and Warrnambool will have the greatest sensitivity to this change. |
Table 8: Key findings for overall vulnerability of the Barwon South West
Climate sensitivity and adaptive capacity
Current adaptive capacity of the Region
