Historical Case Studies of Extreme Events: Introduction to the Case Studies Author: NCCARFYear: 2012 Through 2010, NCCARF developed a suite of historical case studies to examine present-day management of climate variability and the lessons that can be learnt for adaptation to future climate change. This factsheet provides a brief introduction to the Historical Case Studies… Read More
Climate Change adaptation options, tools and vulnerability: Contribution of Work Package 4 to the Forest Vulnerability Assessment Authors: Robyn Wilson and Steve TurtonYear: 2011 Climate models generated in this study to investigate the impacts of future climate change on Australian forests showed that in 2030, climate change may stress some forests further than they have… Read More
An assessment of the vulnerability of Australian forests to the impacts of climate change: Establishing the need and consultation with key stakeholders in forest policy and management under climate change. Contribution of Work Package 1 to the Forest Vulnerability Assessment Authors: Kathleen Wood, Anne Roiko, Peter Waterman, Helen Wallace and Richard WarrickYear: 2012 The first… Read More
Impacts and adaptation response of infrastructure and communities to heatwaves: The southern Australian experience of 2009 Author: Queensland University of TechnologyYear: 2010 From 27 Jan 8 Feb 2009, South-Eastern Australia experienced extreme heatwaves, with maximum daytime temperatures reaching 12-15 degrees celcius above average. The severity of the event and its co-occurrence with an emerging bushfire… Read More
Climate change adaptation in the Australian Alps: Impacts, strategies, limits and management Authors: C. Morrison and Catherine PickeringYear: 2011 A stong awareness of climatechange occurring and identifying its impacts exists among stakeholders within the Australian Alps due, primarily to the fairly direct links between increasing temperatures and decreasing precipitaiton and natural snow cover. Data also… Read More
Biophysical impacts of climate change on Australia’s forests. Contribution of Work Package 2 to the Forest Vulnerability Assessment Authors: Belinda Medlyn, Melanie Zeppel, Niels Brouwers, Kay Howard, Emer O’Gara, Giles Hardy, Thomas Lyons, Li Li and Bradley Evans Year: 2011 This report presents a review of the literature on climate change impacts on Australian forests;… Read More
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
Recovery from disaster: Resilience, adaptability and perceptions of climate change Authors: Helen Boon, Joanne Millar, David Lake, Alison Cottrell and David KingYear: 2012 The results of the study show that resilience is both an individual trait and a process, and that the strongest direct predictor of resilience was adaptability and a sense of place. The… Read More
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: 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
