The Adaptation Research Network for Settlements and Infrastructure will be hosted by the University of New South Wales.

Associate Professor Ron Cox, from UNSW's School of Civil and Environmental Engineering is the convenor of this Network.

The Adaptation Research Network for Settlements and Infrastructure will bring together researchers and stakeholders with an interest in the impacts of climate change on coastal settlements, public and private infrastructure including building and facility design and construction, and the social, economic and institutional implications of these impacts and implications for planning, design, and management of settlements and infrastructure.

If you would like to participate in this Adaptation Research Network, please contact: Associate Professor Ron Cox on 02 9385 5766 or email ron.cox@wrl.unsw.edu.au or Marie Waschka (NCCARF) on 07 5552 7735 or email m.waschka@griffith.edu.au.

The Adaptation Research Network for Settlements & Infrastructure will work closely with NCCARF to implement the National Adaptation Research Plan for Settlements & Infrastructure.  For further information, and progress updates for the development of this Plan, please follow this link National Adaptation Research Plan - Settlements & infrastructure.

Student Opportunity - Call for Abstracts

The Call for Abstracts is now open for the Settlements & Infrastructure National Forum & Workshop, Sydney, 9-11 November 2009.  The Network invites applications from talented research students at Australian universities with an interest in climate change adaptation research related specifically to Settlements and Infrastructure - distance from Sydney is no barrier to participation.

Thirty successful applicants will be approved funding to cover travel, accommodation and expenses to attend the Forum at UNSW. Successful applicants will be required to give a fifteen minute presentation expanding on their abstract, and to contribute to the Forum discussion with other students and Network members. Click here for more information and to download the application forms.

Book of Abstracts

The ACCARNSI first National Forum and Workshop for Postgraduate Researchers was hosted by the University of New South Wales on May 14 – 15, 2009. This forum and workshop invited talented research students from Australian universities with an interest in climate change adaptation research, specifically related to Settlements and Infrastructure, to present and discuss research topics.

The workshop was of a very high caliber and provided a unique opportunity for Australian research students from diverse backgrounds to meet and discuss policy and research direction.

The book of abstracts is available to download here (PDF, 164kb).