Get Climate Ready

Climate Ready is a free program to support WA small businesses to prepare for climate impacts.

Across Western Australia, more frequent and intense weather events are already affecting business costs, operations and supply chains. Climate Ready provides practical workshops including tools and resources to help you understand your risks and plan ahead.

Eligible businesses that attend a Climate Ready workshop will also have access to apply for limited grant funding to help put their plans into action. Register your interest to be the first to know when Climate Ready workshops launch.

What will the Climate Ready program include?

The Climate Ready program will provide:

Practical workshops to help you identify climate risks facing your business, with guidance on immediate and long-term adaptation actions to strengthen resilience and protect your operations.
Eligible workshop participants can apply for limited grant funding to bring their climate adaptation plans to life. No technical expertise needed – just practical support you can apply straight away.

Who is Climate Ready for?

Climate Ready is for any WA small business that wants to stay ahead of climate risks and protect their future. It’s designed for:

Small businesses across metropolitan, regional and remote WA
Businesses in any industry or stage of operation
Owners who want to reduce risk, safeguard operations and plan for the future

You don’t need to have experienced a major climate event - being proactive now can save time, money and stress later.

Why your business needs to act now

Climate change isn’t a future problem, it’s affecting WA small businesses right now. When disasters strike, small businesses are among the most severely affected, with 65% of businesses with 1–5 employees reporting financial loss and recovery often impacted by property damage and disrupted utilities.*

WA small businesses are already experiencing:

Rising costs and higher insurance premiums
Supply chain delays and transport disruptions
Damage to buildings, equipment and stock
Lost income from extreme heat, storms and cancelled events
Shifts in seasonal demand and customer behaviour

Even if your business isn’t located in a high-risk area, climate impacts elsewhere can still affect your operations. Planning ahead reduces disruption, protects cash flow and keeps your business resilient.

_{*Source: Parliament of Australia, Impact of climate change and more frequent and severe natural disasters, 2.32}

WA’s changing climate

Western Australia is already facing some of the world’s most extreme climate impacts. Small businesses are feeling the effects right now with recent years having brought:

More frequent and intense heatwaves
Increased bushfire risk
Floods and storm damage
Droughts and water shortages
Coastal erosion affecting infrastructure and access

These challenges aren’t slowing down, instead, they’re expected to increase in frequency and severity, affecting businesses across every industry and region.

No matter where your business is located, planning now can reduce disruption, protect your operations and safeguard your future.

How climate impacts affect your business

Climate change doesn’t just affect the environment, it can hit your operations, costs and revenue.

Key impacts include:

Operations & supply chains: transport delays, supplier disruptions, and infrastructure damage
Costs & infrastructure: rising insurance premiums, damage to buildings/equipment/stock, higher energy and water use, lost productivity
Tourism, events & seasonal trade: cancellations, lower visitor numbers, shifts in seasonal demand, impacts on natural attractions

Read our Climate Ready blog for more detail on how these risks could affect your business and what you can do to prepare.