Drought and the future of rural communities: Drought impacts and adaptation in regional Victoria, Australia Authors: Anthony S Kiem, Louise E Askew, Meg Sherval, Danielle C. Verdon-Kidd, Craig Clifton, Emma Austin, Pauline M. McGuirk and Helen BerryYear: 2010 The Big Dry, or Millennium Drought, has affected southeast Australia (SEA) since the mid-1990s. Farmer debt in… Read More
Learning from regional climate analogues Authors: John Kellett, David Ness, Cathryn Hamilton, Stephen Pullen and Anna LeditschkeYear: 2011 This project explores the potential of learning from experience for selected target cities by the study of analogue settlements which are currently experiencing climate conditions similar to those predicted for the target cities. This project studied the… Read More
National Climate Change Adaptation Research Plan for Terrestrial Biodiversity Authors: Lesley Hughes, Richard Hobbs, Angas Hokpins, Jan McDonald, Mark Stafford Smith, Will Steffen, Stephen Williams and Frank StadlerYear: 2010 The National Climate Change Adaptation Research Plan (NARP) for Terrestrial Biodiversity outlines research priorities that would inform planned adaptation by the individuals, institutions and sectors that… Read More
Storm tides, coastal erosion and inundation Authors: Peter Helman, Christine Metusela, Frank Thomella and Rodger TomlinsonYear: 2010 Throughout the 1950s until the mid 1970s, Australias east coast experienced a particularly stormy period, with many coastal communities experiencing severe erosion and flooding as a result of storm surges, storm tides, Topical Cyclones and East Coast Lows.… Read More
Institutional response and Indigenous experiences of Cyclone Tracy Authors: Katharine Haynes, Deanne K. Bird, Dean Carson, Steve Larkin and Matthew MasonYear: 2011 At the time of Cyclone Tracy in 1974, Darwin’s population included a substantial number of both permanent and transitory Aboriginal people (members of the Larrakia people and the Stolen Generation). This retrospective study… Read More
Climate change responses and adaptation pathways in Australian coastal ecosystems Authors: Wade Hadwen, Samantha Capon, Daijiro Kobashi, Elvira Poloczanska, Wayne Rochester, Tara Martin, Line Bay, Morgan, Pratchett, Jo Green, Ben Cook, Ashton Berry, Amy Lalonde, Aimee Hall and Shireen FaheyYear: 2011 This report provides a broadscale synthesis of knowledge on Australian coastal processes, coastal ecosystems,… Read More
Limits to climate change adaptation in the Great Barrier Reef: scoping ecological and social limits Authors: Louisa S. Evans, Pedro Fidelman, Christina Hicks, Charlotte Morgan, Allison L. Perry and Renae TobinYear: 2012 This study scoped potential adaptation options and limitations that characterise adaptation in the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) region. A set of four alternative… Read More
Benefits and costs of provision of post-cyclone emergency service in Cairns Authors: Leo Dobes, Gabriela Scheufele and Jeff BennettYear: 2012 This report considers whether it would be socially desirable to provide enhanced post-cyclone emergency services in towns such as Cairns.While it is possible for government agencies to provide more resources, or to subsidise private enterprise,… Read More
Quantifying the cost of climate change impacts on local government assets Authors: Jacqueline Balston, Jon Kellett, Geoff Wells, Steven Li,Adam Gray and Ivan IankovYear: 2012 The report describes a financial simulation model and supporting decision tools to provide a clear, comparative analysis of the financial impacts of climate change on three major asset classes of… Read More
The 2008 floods in Queensland: A case study of vulnerability, resilience and adaptive capacity Authors: Armando Apan, Diane Keogh, David King, Melanie Thomas, Shahbaz Mushtaq and Peter BaddileyYear: 2010 This study focused on two flood events, Mackay floods in 2008 and Charleville floods in 2008. It concluded that those established in areas that are vulnerable… Read More
