Implementing food security risk management Author: NCCARFYear: 2012 The project Food Security, Risk Management and Climate Change conducted a case study on the company Metcash Ltd as part of an examination of the impact of climate change on food security and managing the risk. Originating in the 1920s as a family business, Metcash Ltd is… Read More
Key Findings: Storm Tides along East-Coast Australia Authors: Peter Helman, Christine Metusela, Frank Thomella and Rodger TomlinsonYear: 2010 This factsheet presents the key findings of a project conducted to understand adaptation lessons from a case study on the major storm tides and storm surges affecting Australias east coast during a particularly stormy period throughout the… Read More
Key Findings: East Coast Lows and the Newcastle-Central Coast Pasha Bulker Storm Author: Danielle C. Verdon-Kidd, Anthony S. Kiem, Garry Willgoose and Philip HainesYear: 2010 This factsheet presents the key findings of a project conducted to understand adaptation lessons from the Pasha Bulker storm, a series of five East Coast Lows (ECLs) that affected the… Read More
Key Findings: Cyclone Tracy Authors: Matthew Mason and Katherine Haynes Years: 2010 This factsheet presents the key findings of a project conducted to understand adaptation lessons from Cyclone Tracy a Category 4 cyclone that destroyed Darwin in the Northern Territory on Christmas Day, 1974. This case study found that buildings with engineering input into their… Read More
Historical Case Studies of Extreme Events: Introduction to the Case Studies Author: NCCARFYear: 2012 Through 2010, NCCARF developed a suite of historical case studies to examine present-day management of climate variability and the lessons that can be learnt for adaptation to future climate change. This factsheet provides a brief introduction to the Historical Case Studies… Read More
Historical Case Studies of Extreme Events: Meteorological Context Author: NCCARFYear: 2011 This factsheet provides brief descriptions of each of the meteorological contexts explored in the Historical Case Studies of Extreme Events Project, including: drought, heatwaves, east coast lows, Queensland floods, tropical cyclones, and storm tides. Drought: defined by the Bureau of Meteorology defines drought as… Read More
Approaches to risk assessment on Australian coasts: A model framework for assessing risk and adaptation to climate change on Australian coasts Authors: Colin Woodroffe, Peter Cowell, David Callaghan, Roshanka Ranasinghe, Ruben Jongejan, David Wainwright, Stephen Barry, Keerylee Rogers and Amy DoughertyYear: 2012 This report presents a unique framework approach for modelling and assessing the risk… Read More
Climate Change adaptation options, tools and vulnerability: Contribution of Work Package 4 to the Forest Vulnerability Assessment Authors: Robyn Wilson and Steve TurtonYear: 2011 Climate models generated in this study to investigate the impacts of future climate change on Australian forests showed that in 2030, climate change may stress some forests further than they have… Read More
An assessment of the vulnerability of Australian forests to the impacts of climate change: Establishing the need and consultation with key stakeholders in forest policy and management under climate change. Contribution of Work Package 1 to the Forest Vulnerability Assessment Authors: Kathleen Wood, Anne Roiko, Peter Waterman, Helen Wallace and Richard WarrickYear: 2012 The first… Read More
East Coast Lows and the Newcastle/Central Coast Pasha Bulker storm Authors: Danielle Verdon-Kidd, Anthony Kiem, Garry Willgoose and Philip HainesYear: 2010 The ‘Pasha Bulker’ storm was the first and most serious of the 5 east coast lows (ECL) that affected the coastal regions betweeen Illawarra and the Hunter, NSW in June 2007. The location is… Read More
