Communicating climate change impacts to Australian coastal and marine communities

Climate change is an issue that is causing a wide range of impacts along Australian coastlines including sea level rise, density of development and infrastructure, exposure to extreme weather, algal blooms, oil spills, availability of affordable property insurance, governmental policies, and regulat...

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Published in:Ocean & coastal management 2023-08, Vol.242, p.106667, Article 106667
Main Author: Nursey-Bray, Melissa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation
Climate change
Coastal environments
Communication
Communities
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Summary:Climate change is an issue that is causing a wide range of impacts along Australian coastlines including sea level rise, density of development and infrastructure, exposure to extreme weather, algal blooms, oil spills, availability of affordable property insurance, governmental policies, and regulations. Solutions will require the navigation of complex inter-relationships to facilitate the building of effective policy. Development of effective communications is essential to deployment of effective adaptations. This paper reports the results of a narrative review on how to communicate climate change impacts to marine and coastal communities. Results show communications must be tailored to the right audience at the right time and delivered by trustworthy messengers. A best practice communications strategy is suggested. •Communicating climate change in coastal and marine contexts has specific challenges.•Two-way communications must be tailored to the right audience.•Climate communications need to deliver the right messages.•Climate change communications need delivery by trusted messengers.
ISSN:0964-5691
1873-524X
DOI:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106667