Phase Two of the Project is intended for Councils and partners to develop and implement specific projects that will mitigate the risks that have been identified in Phase One. The priority project themes have been outlined above, and can be further considered as part of Phase Two, as part of the decision-making process on which key areas to progress.

The next step, which will be performed as part of Phase Two, is to develop detailed project scopes for the chosen priority themes identified above as well as identifying and allocating timing, key lead organisation, parties involved, resources required, roles and responsibilities.

To ensure the successful implementation of projects addressing climate risk and resilience, there are three complementary areas which must be considered. Through the health check and the strategic discussions, these were identified as gaps across the Region.

These key areas are governance, stakeholder engagement and embedding climate risk considerations into decision making processes.