Aboriginal responses to climate change in arid zone Australia: Regional understandings and capacity building for adaptation Authors: Paul Memmott, Joseph Reser, Brian Head, James Davidson, Daphne Nash, Tim O’Rourke, Harshi Gamage, Samid Suliman, Andrew Lowry and Keith MarshallYear: 2013 This report records the establishment of a climate adaptation group and adaptation strategy for five Aboriginal… Read More
Community based adaptation to climate change: The Arabana, South Australia Authors: Melissa Nursey-Bray, Deane Fergie, Veronica Arbon, Lester-Irabinna Rigney, Rob Palmer, John Tibby, Nick Harvey and Lucy HackworthYear: 2013 Arabana people live in the Lake Eyre region, Marree, Oodnadatta, Coober Pedy, Alice Springs, Port Augusta, Adelaide and Darwin. A social sustainability study conducted suggests that… Read More
Policy Guidance Brief: Emergency management and climate change adaptation Author: NCCARFYear: 2013 Communities depend on emergency management to deal with much of the risk from climatic events – cyclones and storms, bushfires, extreme heat and flooding. These events cause great financial and emotional hardship for individuals and communities, and can result in significant loss of… Read More
Pathways to climate adapted and healthy low income housing Authors: Guy Barnett, Matt Beaty, Dong Chen, Stephen McFallan, Jacqui Meyers, Minh Nguyen, Zhengen Ren, Anneliese Spinks and Xiaoming WangYear: 2013 Low income households and the housing and neighbourhoods they live in can exacerbate heat-related health risk. This report describes heat vulnerability mapping undertaken in four… Read More
Policy Guidance Brief:Managing heatwave impacts under climate change Author: NCCARFYear: 2013 Extreme heat events, or heatwaves, have killed more Australians in the past 200 years than any other climate hazard, and have caused major economic disruptions. Climate change will increase the exposure of Australian communities, buildings and infrastructure to longer and more intense heatwaves. This… Read More
Future change in ancient worlds: Indigenous adaptation in northern Australia Authors: Deanne Bird, Jeanie Govan, Helen Murphy, Sharon Harwood, Katharine Haynes, Dean Carson, Stephen Russell, David King, Ed Wensing, Nicole Tsakissiris and Steven LarkinYear: 2013 This report examines the underlying vulnerabilities, adaptive capacities and population movements of Indigenous people in four communities in northern Australia… Read More
Novel methods for managing freshwater refuges against climate change in southern Australia Authors: Belinda J. Robson, Edwin T. Chester, Mark Allen, Stephen Beatty, Jane M. Chambers, Paul Close, Barbara Cook, Courtney R. Cummings, Peter M. Davies, Rebecca E. Lester, Alan Lymbery, Ty G. Matthews, David Morgan and Melanie StockYear: 2013 As climate change progresses, how… Read More
Heat-Ready: Heatwave awareness, preparedness and adaptive capacity in aged care facilities in three Australian states: New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia Authors: Deborah Black, Craig Veitch, Leigh Wilson and Alana HansenYear: 2013 Planning for the health effects of extreme heat in elderly residents is critical to ensure wellness in this population group is maintained.… Read More
A framework for adaptation of Australian households to heat waves Authors: Wasim Saman, John Boland, Stephen Pullen, Richard de Dear, Veronica Soebarto, Wendy Miller, Barbara Pocock, Martin Belusko, Frank Bruno, David Whaley, John Pockett, Helen Bennetts, Barbara Ridley, Jasmine Palmer, Jian Zuo, Tony Ma, Nicholas Chileshe, Natalie Skinner, Janine Chapman, Natalija Vujinovic, Moira Walsh, Christina… Read More
Impact of climate change on disadvantaged groups: Issues and interventions Authors: Arusyak Sevoyan, Graeme Hugo, Helen Feist, George Tan, Kelly McDougall, Yan Tan and John SpoehrYear: 2013 This study determined that key climate-related issues faced by disadvantaged communities were heat, water shortages, and increasing utility prices (power and water). As socially excluded individuals have less… Read More
