Disaster response and climate change in the Pacific Authors: Anna Gero, Stephanie Fletcher, Michele Rumsey, Jodi Thiessen, Natasha Kuruppu, James Buchan, John Daly and Juliet WillettsYear: 2013 In small Pacific island bureaucracies, responsibility and capacity often rests with individuals rather than organisations. The adaptive capacity, resilience and disaster response systems of Fiji, Cook Islands, Vanuatu… Read More
Market-based mechanisms for climate change adaptation: Assessing the potential for and limits to insurance and market based mechanisms for encouraging climate change adaptation Authors: John McAneney, Ryan Crompton, Delphine McAneney, Rade Musulin, George Walker and Roger Pielke Jr.Year: 2013 This study on the potential of insurance companies to encourage risk reduction and resilience building found… 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
Climate change adaptation guidelines for ports. Enhancing the resilience of seaports to a changing climate report series Authors: Helen Scott, Darryn McEvoy, Prem Chhetri, Fatima Basic and Jane MullettYear: 2013 One of the main challenges of climate adaptation for ports is that many of the future climate change impacts may fall outside the traditional planning… Read More
Leading adaptation practices and support strategies for Australia: An international and Australian review of products and tools Authors: Robert Webb and Jie-lian BehYear: 2013 This project concludes that it is time for a more coordinated strategic approach to climate change adaptation, as the development of products to support adaptation practice and decision making in Australia… Read More
