The Director Jean Palutikof is giving a plenary presentation at the VCCCAR Annual Forum in Geelong on the topic "Adaptation Barriers and Enablers: when we know what we know, why don't we act?" Final reports released this week address topics including climate change adaptation strategies for Australian birds, valuing adaptation under rapid change, and adapting aged care facilities.
The National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility
Leading the research community in a national interdisciplinary effort to generate the information needed by decision-makers in government and in vulnerable sectors and communities to manage the risks of climate change impacts.
This week in NCCARF
Week starting
Monday, May 13, 2013
What is Adaptation?
In a world where climate impacts are increasingly observable and adaptation actions are increasingly required, we showcase leading impacts and adaptation research and explore the contribution of adaptation science to planning and policy making.
Publications
A range of information products, including research reports, fact sheets, data, presentations and other outputs from NCCARF's research programs are now available.
Research
Across Australia NCCARF has funded research projects addressing priorities identified through the nine National Adaptation Research Plans to provide information needed by decision-makers in key vulnerable sectors and regions.
Adaptation Networks
NCCARF’s Adaptation Research Networks, hosted by universities across Australia, are a community of researchers and practitioners working together to progress climate change adaptation knowledge.
