Climate change adaptation strategies for Australian birds

Climate change adaptation strategies for Australian birds Authors: Stephen Garnett, Donald Franklin, Glenn Ehmke, Jeremy VanDerWal, Lauren Hodgson, Chris Pavey, April Reside, Justin Welbergen, Stuart Butchart, Genevieve Perkins and Stephen WilliamsYear: 2013 This report contains comprehensive findings on Australian water birds that are likely to face strong challenges or extinction from climate change and recommends… Read More

Adapted future landscapes: User guide

Adapted future landscapes: User guide Author: Wayne MeyerYear: 2013 A User Guide designed to support natural resource management (NRM) planning and decision-making and to provide easy assessment of the possible implications for land use and water resources arising from climate change, commodity prices and carbon pricing. The approach combines application of the Landscape Futures Analysis… Read More

Climate adaptation decision support tool for local governments: CATLoG. Developing an Excel spreadsheet tool for local governments to compare and prioritise investment in climate change adaptation

Climate adaptation decision support tool for local governments: CATLoG. Developing an Excel spreadsheet tool for local governments to compare and prioritise investment in climate change adaptation Authors: Stefan Trück, Supriya Mathew, Ann Henderson-Sellers, Ros Taplin, Tim Keighley and WoonChoo ChinYear: 2013 This report describes the development of an Excel-spreadsheet based tool for local governments to… Read More

Adapting to climate change: A risk assessment and decision making framework for managing groundwater dependent ecosystems with declining water levels. Guidelines for use

Adapting to climate change: A risk assessment and decision making framework for managing groundwater dependent ecosystems with declining water levels. Guidelines for use Authors: Jane Chambers, Gaia Nugent, Bea Sommer, Peter Speldewinde, Simon Neville, Stephen Beatty, Stacey Chilcott, Stefan Eberhard, Nicola Mitchell, Frances D’Souza, Olga Barron, Don McFarlane, Michael Braimbridge, Belinda Robson, Paul Close, David… Read More

Indigenous voices in climate change adaptation: Addressing the challenges of diverse knowledge systems in the Barmah-Millewa

Indigenous voices in climate change adaptation: Addressing the challenges of diverse knowledge systems in the Barmah-Millewa Authors: Dave Griggs, Amanda Lynch, Lee J oachim, Xuan Zhu, Carolina Adler, Zac Bischoff-Mattson, Pan Wang and Tahl KestinYear: 2013 The Barmah-Millewa region on the floodplain of the Murray is the heart of Indigenous Yorta Yorta Traditional Tribal Lands,… Read More

Adaptation of built environment induced increased intensity of natural hazards

Planning, building and insuring: Adaptation of built environment to climate change induced increased intensity of natural hazards Authors: David King, John Ginger, Stewart Williams, Alison Cottrell, Yetta Gurtner, Cam Leitch, David Henderson, Nandana Jayasinghe, Peter Kim, Kate Booth, Carl Ewin, Kenneth Innes, Keith Jacobs, Marianne Jago-Bassingthwaighte and Luke JacksonYear: 2013 Planning has been directed more… Read More

Handbook CATLoG: Climate adaptation decision support tool for local governments. Prioritising climate change adaptation investments for local governments with particular focus on extreme events

Handbook CATLoG: Climate adaptation decision support tool for local governments. Prioritising climate change adaptation investments for local governments with particular focus on extreme events Authors: Stefan Trück, Supriya Mathew, Ann Henderson-Sellers, Ros Taplin, Tim Keighley and WoonChoo ChinYear: 2013 This handbook was developed to assist users of an Excel-spreadsheet based tool (CATLoG) developed for local… Read More

Policy Guidance Brief: Adapting ecosystems to climate change

Policy Guidance Brief: Adapting ecosystems to climate change Author: NCCARF Year: 2013 Ecosystems are complex and highly interconnected. While they have a natural capacity to adapt to change, the ever-increasing rate of climate change means that ecosystems are expected to be fundamentally altered. This factsheet first describes the current and future effects, impacts and issues… Read More

Network governance and climate change adaptation: Collaborative responses to the Queensland floods

Network governance and climate change adaptation: Collaborative responses to the Queensland floods Authors: Susan Kinnear, Kym Patison, Julie Mann, Elizabeth Malone and Vicki RossYear: 2013 The project was designed to compare social networks across a range of different geographical, functional, and institutional and regulatory contexts, within the communities of Rockhampton, Emerald and Brisbane, through studying… Read More

Robust optimisation of urban drought security for an uncertain climate

Robust optimisation of urban drought security for an uncertain climate Authors: Mohammad Mortazavi-Naeini, George Kuczera, Anthony S. Kiem, Benjamin Henley, Brendan Berghout and Emma TurnerYear: 2013 This study presents a methodology to find solutions for managing urban bulk water systems in the presence of deep uncertainty about future climate. Using a case study, the method… Read More