Climate adaptation

A small island in Kimbe Bay

CSIRO researchers have revisited an ecosystem-based adaptation project in Papua New Guinea ’s Kimbe Bay that’s using Locally Managed Marine Areas to protect near-shore marine ecosystems - and discovered lessons about making future projects more effective.

Snow gums

Radical changes to our environment with climate change means we need to map adaptation pathways now that consider options and prepare us for future decisions.

Hay bales in a field

Planning for climate adaptation means looking at possible solutions to people’s needs rather than focussing on the likely problems.

A woman holding a baby in front of a cyclone-damaged house in Vanuatu

We need to identify Pacific hotspots where climate change will exacerbate other stresses and act to support these places before a crisis happens.

Two policemen in a canoe on a flooded street

Editorial: Understanding and managing the emergent risks of climate change requires a new focus for mitigation and adaptation responses.

A beach facing slope with homes damaged by bushfire

Our leading bushfire risk expert Justin Leonard has been working with the community and a wider Advisory Panel to develop a set of voluntary guidelines that will help improve the townships resilience to bushfire.

Dust storm in a rural Australian setting.

Today’s energy systems will not be sufficient in 2050, and remote Australian communities are likely to bear the brunt. Scenarios workshops held in Alice Springs are helping design energy solutions for the future.

A green hilly landscape with trees and grasses

When talking about solutions to help mitigate and adapt to climate change, we shouldn't forget that intact ecosystems offer some of the best prospects.

Bushfire burns dangerously close to residential property

The Christmas Day fires that struck the Victorian town of Wye River are an example of how to get emergency responses right.