Resilient Communities Resources
MODULE 1 - Climate Resilience
Background Reading
Top ten ways to stop climate change
Shocking ice cap melt in Antarctic after record heat
First recorded Antarctic heat wave
Four climate tipping points the planet is facing
Nine tipping points now active
Climate emergency, world may have crossed tipping points
Countries from Siberian to Australia are burning
Arctic may have crossed key threshold
More volcanic eruptions as the planet warms
Acidic Ocean dissolving crab shells
Scientist narrow the expected heating from CO2 rise
MODULE 2 - Water Resilience
Background Reading and Resources
SES Before a Flood know your risk
Planning for a Flood Event - Bellingen Shire Council
Bellingen Coastal Zone Management Study
Bellingen Drought Management Plan 2012
Bellingen Flood Risk Maps 2016
Adapt NSW Eastern Seaboard Climate Change Initiative
Understanding and adapting to Climate Change, NSW
NSW Health Staying Healthy during and after Floods
NSW Health Maintaining Health during and after floods and storms
Bellingen 2019, warmest and driest ever
SES Tsunami Evacuation Map NSW
Australian Bureau of Meteorology - Tsunami
The Water Footprint Assessment Manual
MODULE 3 - Food Resilience
Background Reading and Resources
UN Food and Agriculture Report 2020
Food shortage concerns in China
Hungry caterpillar arrived in Australia.
Farmers go beyond seeking to be sustainable to regenerate agriculture ecosystems
The future of farming is human scale
Small scale organic only way to feed the world
MODULE 4 - Energy Resilience
Background Reading and Resources
Big Oil's climate plans fail at every metric
Australia's gas-led recovery likely to lead to stranded assets
Local Power Plan - Helen Haines MP Independent Federal Member for Indi. Australian Local Power Agency to deliver innovative schemes & establish 50 hubs in regional centres across Australia
No Prime Minister gas doesn't work
Microgrids and neighbourhood power sharing set to transform how we use energy
Wind and Solar aren't to blame for soaring power prices
Instructions on how to build a solar cooker