Drought and the future of rural communities: Drought impacts and adaptation in regional Victoria, Australia

Drought and the future of rural communities: Drought impacts and adaptation in regional Victoria, Australia Authors: Anthony S Kiem, Louise E Askew, Meg Sherval, Danielle C. Verdon-Kidd, Craig Clifton, Emma Austin, Pauline M. McGuirk and Helen BerryYear: 2010 The Big Dry, or Millennium Drought, has affected southeast Australia (SEA) since the mid-1990s. Farmer debt in… Read More

Limits to climate change adaptation in floodplain wetlands: The Macquarie Marshes

Limits to climate change adaptation in floodplain wetlands: The Macquarie Marshes Authors: K.M. Jenkins, R.T. Kingsford, B.J. Wolfenden, S. Whitten, H. Parris, C. Sives, R. Rolls, and S. HayYear: 2012 The primary adaptation that will transform the Macquarie Marshes ecosystem from its current state of decline is the return of adequate environmental water to restore… Read More

NCCARF 2008-2013: The first five years

NCCARF 2008-2013: The first five years Author: National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility – NCCARFYear: 2014 The National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) was established in 2008 to develop and deliver the knowledge needed by decision-makers to effectively adapt Australia to the impacts of climate change. During the period of 2008-2013, NCCARF had 4… Read More

Supporting evidence-based adaptation decision-making in South Australia

Supporting evidence-based adaptation decision-making in South Australia: A synthesis of climate change adaptation research Year: 2013Author: AECOM (Jennifer Cane, Laura Cacho and Nicolas Dircks) Designed to inform policymakers and other interested parties of relevant climate adaptation research for South Australia (SA), this report draws together and presents key findings and lessons from individual NCCARF research reports… Read More

Supporting evidence-based adaptation decision-making in Queensland

Supporting evidence-based adaptation decision-making in Queensland: A synthesis of climate change adaptation research Year: 2013Author: AECOM (Jennifer Cane, Laura Cacho, Nicolas Dircks and Peter Steele) Designed to inform policymakers and other interested parties of relevant climate adaptation research for Queensland, this report draws together and presents key findings and lessons from individual NCCARF research reports and… Read More

Supporting evidence-based adaptation decision-making in New South Wales

Supporting evidence-based adaptation decision-making in New South Wales: A synthesis of climate change adaptation research Year: 2013Author: AECOM (Jennifer Cane, Laura Cacho, Nicolas Dircks and Peter Steele) Designed to inform policymakers and other interested parties of relevant climate adaptation research for New South Wales (NSW), this report draws together and presents key findings and lessons from individual… Read More

Broadacre farmers adapting to a changing climate

Broadacre farmers adapting to a changing climate Authors: Ross Kingwell, Lucy Anderton, Nazrul Islam, Vilaphonh Xayavong, Angela Wardell-Johnson, David Feldman and Jane SpeijersYear: 2013 Australian farmers are likely to be able to adapt to projected climate change as long as they have ongoing access to improved crop varieties, technologies that support the profitable growing of… Read More

Policy Guidance Brief: Ensuring business and industry are ready for climate change

Policy Guidance Brief: Ensuring business and industry are ready for climate change Author: NCCARFYear: 2013 The Australian private sector is not at present well engaged with climate change risks and adaptation, although exemplars exist, especially in the resource and agriculture sectors. Government has a role to play by building engagement through education and recognising and… Read More

The role of water markets in climate change adaptation

The role of water markets in climate change adaptation Authors: Adam Loch, Sarah Wheeler, Henning Bjornlund, Simon Beecham, Jane Edwards, Alec Zuo and Martin ShanahanYear: 2013 This report reviewed the available literature on the southern Murray-Darling Basin related to anticipated climate change effects, the economic, social and environmental impacts of water reallocation through markets, and… Read More