Limits to Climate Change Adaptation for Two Low-lying Communities in the Torres Strait Author: NCCARFYear: 2012 This factsheet summarises key findings from a case study on limits to adaptation for two low-lying communities in the Torres Strait. Boigu is one of the lowest lying inhabited Torres Strait islands, and already experiences inundation by the sea… Read More
Climate Change Adaptation in Floodplain Wetlands: the Macquarie Marshes Author: NCCARFYear: 2012 This factsheet summarises key findings from a case study on limits to adaptation in the Macquarie Marshes. The Macquarie Marshes has experienced significant declines in biodiversity and populations due to regulation of water supplies, and hence is increasingly vulnerable to projected climate change… Read More
Limits to Climate Change Adaptation in the Great Barrier Reef Author: NCCARFYear: 2012 This factsheet summarises key findings from a case study on limits to adaptation on the Great Barrier Reef. In consultation with representatives of state and local government, the fishing and tourism industries, non-government, and scientific institutions, researchers used future scenarios to investigate… Read More
Climate Change Adaptation in the Coorong and Lower Lakes Author: NCCARF Year: 2012 This factsheet summarises key findings from a case study on limits to adaptation in the Coorong and Lower Lakes Region. The most important limit or barrier to climate change adaptation and a key current stress concerns water availability and associated arrangements for… Read More
Climate Change Adaptation in the Australian Alps, 2pp, factsheet. Author: NCCARFYear: 2012 This factsheet summarises key findings from a case study on limits to adaptation in the Australian Alps. In the Australian Alps, social, governance and knowledge issues were found to play an important but largely under-recognised role in limiting climate change adaptation. Stakeholders in… Read More
Limits to Climate Change Adaptation: Key Findings Authors: NCCARFYear: 2012 While adaptation barriers are obstacles that can be overcome with concerted effort, limits describe situations where particular climate change costs or outcomes cannot be avoided, only transcended. Limits to adaptation are often classified as ecological, economic, technological and/or social in nature. This factsheet presents the… Read More
Key Findings: The Nature and Utility of Adaptive Capacity Research Authors: Timothy F Smith, RW Carter, Philip Daffara and Noni KeysYear: 2010 This factsheet summarises the key findings of a project undertaken to investigate the concept of adaptive capacity its various interpretations, modes of application in research and assessment, and its utility to researchers and… Read More
Key Findings: Storm Tides along East-Coast Australia Authors: Peter Helman, Christine Metusela, Frank Thomella and Rodger TomlinsonYear: 2010 This factsheet presents the key findings of a project conducted to understand adaptation lessons from a case study on the major storm tides and storm surges affecting Australias east coast during a particularly stormy period throughout the… Read More
Key Findings: East Coast Lows and the Newcastle-Central Coast Pasha Bulker Storm Author: Danielle C. Verdon-Kidd, Anthony S. Kiem, Garry Willgoose and Philip HainesYear: 2010 This factsheet presents the key findings of a project conducted to understand adaptation lessons from the Pasha Bulker storm, a series of five East Coast Lows (ECLs) that affected the… Read More
Key Findings: Heatwaves: The southern Australian Experience of 2009 Authors: Jim Reeves, Colleen Foelz, Peter Grace, Peter Best, Torben Marcussen, Shahbaz Mushtaq, Roger Stone, Margaret Loughnan, Darryn McEvoy, Ifte Ahmed, Jane Mullett, Katharine Haynes, Deanne Bird, Lucinda Coates and Megan LingYear: 2010 This factsheet presents the key findings of a project conducted to understand adaptation… Read More
