CoastAdapt is a decision support tool developed for coastal decision makers of Australia for helping them making climate change adaptation decisions. This presentation briefly highlights the three-tier climate change risk assessment process of this tool.

1. Dr Fahim Tonmoy
Coastal zone specialist, NCCARF
The three-tier risk assessment
process of CoastAdapt:
meeting user needs

2. Understand user need through consultation
Resource availability
Progress in adaptation journey
Why?

3. 1st pass risk screening
What?

4. 1st pass risk screening
What?
LessResource
StartAdaptation
journey
• Start climate change risk related discussion
• Identify relevant stakeholder

5. 2nd pass risk assessment
What?

6. 2nd pass risk assessment
Risk workshop
Likelihood
Consequence
ModerateResource
IntermediateAdaptation
journey
High risk
Extreme risk
What?

7. 2nd pass risk assessment
Risk workshop
Likelihood
Consequence
ModerateResource
IntermediateAdaptation
journey
High risk
Extreme risk
What?
• Organization wide adaptation planning
• Assess need for any further detailed
data/study
Evaluate options
and prepare a plan
Identify Challenges
First-pass
screening
Assess risks and
vulnerabilities
Second-pass
assessment
Identify optionsTake action
Monitor and
evaluate

8. 2030
2100
2050
3rd pass risk assessment
What?

9. 2030
2100
2050
3rd pass risk assessment
HighResource
AdvancedAdaptation
journey
What?
• Estimate rate of future change
• Thresholds
• Adaptation Pathways

10. Guidance and templates
Guidance
materials
Templates

11. Thank You
Fahim Tonmoy
@fahimnawroz
eMail: f.tonmoy@griffith.edu.au