Data tools
Sea-level rise and You
Sea-level rise and You has graphs and tables showing sea-level rise amounts and allowances for all Australian coastal councils, from the present day through to 2100.
Inundation mapping is provided for mid- and end century for all Australian local councils where LiDAR surveys have been carried out to provide accurate elevation data.

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Shoreline Explorer
Shoreline Explorer provides data on present-day coastal sensitivity to flooding and erosion.

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- Sediment compartments
- Smartline (Basic and Advanced)
- DEA Water observations
Decision support tools
Coastal Climate Decision Support Tool (C-CADS)
CoastAdapt provides the six-step decision support system C-CADS to support coastal managers seeking to address risks from climate change and sea-level rise.

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This was developed by the CoastAdapt team and updated in 2025.

Wade through the six steps in CoastAdapt's decision support tool C-CADS
Tools developed for working effectively with consultants
Making effective use of consultants

Wade into useful information from a CoastAdapt project about Working more effectively with consultants
CHECK LINKS
Many councils, especially small ones with limited in-house often lack the specialist skills, data and staff capacity needed to meet statutory and funding requirements for coastal adaptation planning. So we have developed some guidelines for how to work effectively with consultants.
Here are the chechlists and template for working more effectively with consultants:
Risk assessment tools
Undertaking a risk assessment
CoastAdapt provides four risk assessment templates that allow users to systematically follow the guidelines for assessing climate change risks, and record relevant information gathered at each step of a risk assessment.

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- Template 1: First-pass risk screening: for a quick screen of climate change hazards and associated risks.
- Template 2: First-pass risk screening: useful if you want to redo the first-pass risk screening with more information and effort.
- Template 3: Second-pass risk assessment: to record information during a second-pass risk assessment workshop.
- Template 4: Third-pass risk assessment: to record information during a third-pass risk assessment workshop.
