Managing risks to food security Author: NCCARFYear: 2010 This factsheet presents the key findings of a project conducted to examine the impact of climate change on food security and managing these risks. The project examined whether food industry leaders were ready for riskier operating scenarios. Using data from more than 36 foreign and local organisations… Read More
Promoting Excellence in Adaptation: Public Risk Perceptions, Understandings and Responses to Climate Change in Australia and Great Britain Author: NCCARFYear: 2012 Does the public accept and understand that contemporary climate change is the result of human activity? A survey undertaken as part of an NCCARF Adaptation Research Grants Program project suggests the answer is a… Read More
Promoting Excellence in Adaptation: Climate Adaptation Futures: The 2010 International Climate Change Adaptation Conference Author: NCCARFYear: 2012 This factsheet describes the “Climate Adaptation Futures Preparing for the unavoidable impacts of climate change” Conference (co-hosted by NCCARF and the CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship). As one of the first international meetings focusing solely on climate impacts and… Read More
Public risk perceptions, understandings, and responses to climate change and natural disasters in Australia and Great Britain: Interim report Authors: Joseph P Reser, Nick Pidgeon, Alexa Spence, Graham Bradley, A. Ian Glendon and Michelle EllulYear: 2010 This interim report provides an initial look at the findings from national surveys conducted in Australia and Great Britain… Read More
Public risk perceptions, understandings, and responses to climate change and natural disasters in Australia and Great Britain Authors: Joseph P. Reser, Graham L. Bradley, A. Ian Glendon, Michelle C. Ellul and Rochelle CallaghanYear: 2012 A survey of almost 3100 Australians and 1800 Britons has found strong similarities in matters of climate change-related risk perception, belief… Read More
iClimate Authors: Elvira Poloczanska, Trevor Booth, Bill Carter, Stijn Dekeyser, Anne Roiko, Xiaoming Wang, Cynthia Wong and Tara MartinYear: 2012 The iClimate project reviewed climate change impacts and adaptation literature for Australia during 2010-2011 (with additional discussion on New Zealand where relevant). The review encompassed research on a broad range of topics and areas within… Read More
Food security, risk management and climate change Authors: David Michael and Rachel CrossleyYear: 2012 This studyidentifies that previously used risk management practices in food organisations will require substantial improvement to cope with and exploit the uncertainties that lie ahead. Three risks were identified as major constraints to adaptive capacity of food organisations operating in Australia:… Read More
Cross-scale barriers to climate change adaptation in local government, Australia Authors: Pierre Mukheiber, Natasha Kuruppu, Anna Gero and Jade HerrimanYear: 2013 A synthesis of the common barriers to adaptation in Australia and internationally revealed that the cross-scale barriers faced by local government in relation to climate change adaptation are similar to barriers experienced in other… Read More
Adapting to climate change: A risk assessment and decision making framework for managing groundwater dependent ecosystems with declining water levels. Supporting document 1: Literature review Authors: Gaia Nugent, Jane Chambers and Peter SpeldewindeYear: 2013 This literature review provides the basis to develop and test a risk assessment and decision-making tool for managing groundwater dependent wetlands… 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
