Resilience and water security in two outback cities Author: Glenn Albrecht, Helen Allison, Neville Ellis and Megan JaceglavYear: 2010 Kalgoorlie in Western Australia and Broken Hill in New South Wales are towns located in semi-arid environments with limited local water supplies.Throughout the history of each town, the reaction to extreme dry periods and economic booms… Read More
Supporting evidence-based adaptation decision-making in New South Wales: A synthesis of climate change adaptation research Year: 2013Author: AECOM (Jennifer Cane, Laura Cacho, Nicolas Dircks and Peter Steele) Designed to inform policymakers and other interested parties of relevant climate adaptation research for New South Wales (NSW), this report draws together and presents key findings and lessons from individual… Read More
Many stream species in southern Australia are intolerant of elevated water temperatures, meaning that the maintenance of cool water refuges is critical to their sustainability and ecosystem health. In-situ restoration of rivers and streams is a practical response to climate change, and restoration efforts are prioritising riparian revegetation particularly in areas of current or predicted… Read More
South East Coastal Adaptation (SECA): Coastal urban climate futures in SE Australia from Wollongong to Lakes Entrance Authors: Barbara Norman, Will Steffen, Bob Webb, Tony Capon, Bill Maher, Colin Woodroffe, Kerrylee Rogers, Rob Tanton, Yogi Vidyattama, Jacqui Lavis, Hamish Sinclair and Brian WeirYear: 2013 This study focussed on coastal adaptation to climate change in terms… Read More
Designing landscapes for biodiversity under climate change: Summary for landscape managers and policy makers Authors: Veronica Doerr, Kristen Williams, Michael Drielsma, Erik Doerr, Micah Davies, Jamie Love, Art Langston, Samantha Low Choy, Glenn Manion, E. Margaret Cawsey, Heather McGinness, Tom Jovanovic, Debbie Crawford, Mike Austin and Simon FerrierYear: 2013 A summary report for the project… Read More
Increasing the resilience of the Australian alpine flora to climate change and associated threats: A plant functional traits approach Authors: Catherine Pickering and Susanna VennYear: 2013 Mount Kosciusko is part of one of the three most at risk ecosystems in Australia from climate change, and management needs to limit the spread of fires, feral animals… Read More
Designing landscapes for biodiversity under climate change Authors: Veronica Doerr, Kristen Williams, Michael Drielsma, Erik Doerr, Micah Davies, Jamie Love, Art Langston, Samantha Low Choy, Glenn Manion, E. Margaret Cawsey, Heather McGinness, Tom Jovanovic, Debbie Crawford, Mike Austin and Simon FerrierYear: 2013 Landscape design the particular placement of areas devoted to restoration of native vegetation… 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
Predicting water quality and ecological responses Authors: Fiona Dyer, Sondoss El Sawah, Paloma Lucena-Moya, Evan Harrison, Barry Croke, Alica Tschierschke, Rachael Griffiths, Renee Brawata, Jarrod Kath, Trefor Reynoldson and Tony Jakeman This project has developed and applied a linked modeling framework to assess climate change impacts on water quality regimes, ecological responses and stream flow.… Read More
Adapt between the flags: Enhancing the capacity of Surf Life Saving Australia to cope with climate change and to leverage adaptation within coastal communities Authors: Marcello Sanò, Russell Richards, Oz Sahin, Shauna Sherker, Daniel Ware and Rodger TomlinsonYear: 2013 An assessment of adaptive capacity of the Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) Australia both at a… Read More
