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GREENHOUSE 2013 Conference

Tue, 08 Oct 2013 09:00:00 +1100

The latest in climate change science, communication and policy from leading presenters from Australia and around the world.

Engaging Tiwi Islanders in climate change science

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:57:00 +1000

CSIRO is working with Tiwi Islanders in the Northern Territory to increase the engagement of Tiwi people with climate change science.

Seasonal forecasting for irrigators

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:28:35 +1000

Irrigators will be better equipped to manage precious water resources thanks to a new project which will investigate seasonal climate forecasting for both water supply and demand.

Climate Adaptation Engineering for Extreme Events Cluster

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:00:00 +1100

Australia is a continent subject to extreme weather events such as cyclones, storms, floods and heatwaves. The social and economic impact of these natural disasters totals billions of dollars per year.

CAF working paper 14 - A social science framework to guide multi-scale research for climate change adaptation strategies in agricultural communities

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:53:30 +1100

This working paper outlines the objectives, underpinning concepts and broad approach to guide research into the ability of rice farming households to adapt to climate variability and change in Cambodia, Laos, India and Bangladesh.

Striking the balance - coastal development and ecosystem values

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05:57:00 +1100

A CSIRO study has used economic modelling to help local governments prepare coastal ecosystems, public infrastructure and private dwellings for climate change.

Indirect cost and benefit assessment of climate adaptation strategies for extreme wind events in Queensland

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:23:46 +1100

Results are presented for the various wind change scenarios to 2100 for four cities in Queensland: Cairns, Townsville, Rockhampton and South East Queensland (Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, and Gold Coast).

Mining adaptation case study report: Learning from the Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) Extreme Weather Events Risk Assessment project

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:56:43 +1100

This report briefly describes and distils lessons from the Extreme Weather Events Risk Assessment project commissioned in 2011 by the Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) for their expanding Pilbara iron ore and infrastructure developments. (14 pages)

High resolution climate projections for Vietnam

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:14:00 +1100

CSIRO is working to increase Vietnam’s capacity to develop regional scale climate projections.

CSIRO Mining and Climate Adaptation QCAT Workshop 2009: Outcomes report

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:37:00 +1100

This report details the workshop held at Queensland Centre for Advanced Technology, Brisbane in 2009, which involved CSIRO’s mining and mine management expertise, to investigate the implications and foreseeable vulnerabilities to climate variability in the Australian mining industry and its attendant communities. (18 pages)

Pilbara Regional Mining Climate Change Adaptation Workshop: Report on workshop outcomes

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:37:00 +1100

This report details the process and findings of a workshop conducted in Perth for the Pilbara mining region, Western Australia in July 2011, investigating mining industry adaptation to climate change in the Pilbara region. (52 pages)

CAF Working Paper 12: Queensland's biodiversity under climate change

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:40:26 +1100

Working Paper 12 consists of seven parts, providing insights into climate change impacts and adaptation options for terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems, coastal and marine biodiversity, and the ecosystem services they provide in Queensland.

Queensland's biodiversity under climate change: impacts and adaptation - synthesis report

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:24:28 +1100

This report is a synthesis of the existing scientific research on climate change impacts and the adaptation options for terrestrial, freshwater aquatic, coastal and marine biodiversity, it's ecosystems and the services they provide.

Sustainable consumption and production in Asia

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 13:37:00 +1000

A CSIRO research team has developed a detailed picture of sustainable consumption and production policy and practice in Asia

Resource Efficiency in the Latin American Caribbean region

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 16:42:00 +1000

The Latin America and Caribbean region has long been a source of raw materials for other regions. More recently the region is feeling the extractive pressures to supply raw materials for new demand centres while still trying to meet the demands of its own industrial transition.

Survey: Organisational responses to climate change

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 17:11:00 +1000

We are trying to understanding how organisations interact within a region and the influence of these interactions on the development and implementation of climate adaptation strategies.

CAF Working Paper 11: The Impact of Climate Change on the Climatology of Tropical Cyclones in the Australian Region

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:55:00 +1000

This 26 page report presents results from CSIRO’s Conformal Cubic Atmospheric Model (CCAM). An analysis of outputs from CCAM shows that the model is able to simulate the spatial characteristics of tropical cyclone (TC) occurrence in the Australian region.

The Climate Adaptation Flagship working paper series

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +1000

An occasional series of technical papers sharing CSIRO's current 'work-in-progress' on the science of adapting to climate change.

CAF Working paper 8: Understanding climate change adaptation as a national challenge

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +1000

Adaptation planning and implementation has to date been largely thematic, sectoral in nature or industry-based. Taking such a narrow perspective potentially overlooks many complex economic, social and ecological issues and interactions, and may lead to unintended and maladaptive consequences.

CAF Working Paper 10: Heat stress in dairy cattle in northern Victoria: responses to a changing climate

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +1000

This 72 page report details research in the Murray Dairy region designed to give us a better understanding of how cows respond to heat stress and how the changing nature of heat stress will affect cattle and their milk production.

CAF Working Paper 7: Typologies in vulnerability assessments and adaptation science

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +1000

In this Climate Adaptation Flagship Working Paper, the authors have studied the use of typologies in the field of climate vulnerability assessments and adaptation sciences (30 pages).

CAF Working Paper 9: An investigation of extreme heatwave events and their effects on building and infrastructure

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +1000

This 122 page report presents results of an initial study of extreme heatwave events in order to understand when ‘hot temperatures’ are likely to impact on building and infrastructure performance.

Exploring how the mining industry can adapt to climate change

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +1000

Future climate variability and change is impacting on the Australian mining industry and its communities in different ways. CSIRO is working with mining enterprises and communities to explore climate adaptation strategies through the CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship, in association with both the Coal Portfolio and the CSIRO Minerals Down Under Flagship.

Risk assessment of climate adaptation strategies for extreme wind events in Queensland

Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 +1000

This 85-page report assesses the economic viability of climate adaptation strategies to improve the resistance of residential construction to damage from higher wind speeds. A two-page leaflet accompanies the report.

Climate Adaptation Flagship working paper submissions

Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 +1000

Submission requirements for publishing high quality research in progress as part of the Climate Adaptation Flagship working paper series.

Urbanism, Climate Adaptation and Health Collaboration Cluster

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +1000

The Climate and Health Cluster will develop adaptation strategies to safeguard the health of our urban populations in the face of a variable and changing climate.

Safeguarding future health in Australian cities

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +1000

Protecting urban Australians from a range of health risks associated with global warming is the focus of a new research cluster launched today in Cairns at the 2011 National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) Conference.

Developing climate change resilient agribusinesses

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +1100

CSIRO is working with primary producers to research practical management solutions to adapt to climate change.

Goldfields-Esperance Regional Mining Climate Vulnerability Workshop: outcomes report

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +1100

This report details the process and findings of a workshop conducted in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia in August 2010 investigating mining industry adaptation to climate change in the Goldfields region. (42 pages)

Dr Mark Stafford Smith: Science Director, Climate Adaptation Flagship

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +1100

Dr Mark Stafford Smith has worked on the impacts of climate variability in desert areas around the world since 1975, and is now playing a key role in the CSIRO Climate Adaptation National Research Flagship.

Dr Trevor Booth: assisting climate change mitigation and adaptation in Australia and around the world

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +1100

Dr Trevor Booth is working on ways to reduce the impacts of climate change, particularly in relation to tree plantations and forest ecosystems.

Dr Andrew Ash: Director, Climate Adaptation Flagship

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +1100

Dr Andrew Ash leads the Climate Adaptation National Research Flagship which aims to equip Australia with practical and effective adaptation options to climate change and variability.

Primary industries, enterprises and communities adapting to climate change

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +1100

The Climate Adaptation Flagship is developing adaptation options for Australia’s primary industry and resource sectors to reduce the vulnerabilities and enhance opportunities created by climate change and variability.

CAF Working Paper 6: Coastal inundation under climate change: a case study in South East Queensland

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +1100

This Climate Adaptation Flagship Working Paper assesses the costs and benefits of proactive, planned adaptation on built infrastructure in South East Queensland, a region recognised as facing a high risk of inundation in the future. (30 pages)

Dr Richard Fuller: conserving biodiversity in a human-dominated world

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +1100

Working across a range of disciplines in ecology, Dr Richard Fuller is devising ways that people can live alongside biodiversity on an increasingly crowded planet.

Mapping the capacity of rural Australia to adapt to climate change

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +1100

CSIRO has been researching ways to quantify how ready Australia's rural communities are to respond to climate change. By assessing the capacity to adapt and vulnerability, communities can explore where action can be taken to build strength and opportunity in the face of future constraints.

Assessing the capacity of rural communities to adapt to climate change

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +1100

Rural communities' ability to adapt to climate change impacts includes both adaptive capacity and vulnerability.

CAF Working Paper 5: Climate adaptation in the Australian mining and exploration industries

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +1000

This Climate Adaptation Flagship Working Paper reports the initial findings of a project that is underway to assess the impacts of climate change on the Australian mining industry. (32 pages)

Adaptation science: Opportunities and responses to climate change impacts

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +1000

CSIRO is conducting research to help Australia address the challenges in adapting to climate change by providing the scientific basis to support sound adaptation decisions. (32 pages)

Planning for sea level rise

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +1000

Coastal communities need to consider how best to plan for sea level rise.

CAF Working Paper 4: Adaptation benchmarking survey: initial report

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000

This Climate Adaptation Flagship Working Paper reports on survey research conducted to assess the current level of climate adaptation planning being undertaken in organisations in Australia. (68 pages)

Conserving nature and dollars: delivering cost-effective biodiversity protection

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000

A more flexible approach to the expansion of protected area systems could ultimately protect much more biodiversity for the same budget according to a new paper in the scientific journal Nature.

Managing species and natural ecosystems in a changing climate

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000

CSIRO's Climate Adaptation Flagship research is developing and delivering adaptation options to protect Australia’s marine and terrestrial species, ecosystems and the services they provide.

Marine Climate Impacts and Adaptation

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000

Climate change poses a threat to fisheries and marine biodiversity. CSIRO's Marine Climate Impacts and Adaptation (MCIA) research stream is studying how climate change will affect Australia’s oceans, and developing adaptation options to respond to these challenges.

Climate impacts guide for Australian marine ecosystems

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000

A team of Australian and international scientists has produced the first-ever benchmark of climate change impacts on marine ecosystems and options for adapting.

The implications of climate change for Australia's biodiversity conservation and protected areas

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000

CSIRO's landmark Australia-wide assessment of the impacts of climate change on biodiversity and the National Reserve System will inform future management of Australia's protected areas.

‘Citizen scientists’ can aid biodiversity research

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000

Getting a true picture of biodiversity changes in the future may depend on scientists gaining access to the records of ‘citizen scientists’ around the world, according to a paper published today in the scientific journal PLoS Biology.

Survey: cattle graziers' climate change adaptability

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +1000

The challenges and opportunities for northern Australia’s cattle graziers as a result of climate change is the focus of a large-scale CSIRO telephone survey starting today.

Change: Adapt now for the future

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +1100

This brochure shows that adaptation is not new. Australians already adapt to changing weather, fuel prices and water availability. (2 pages)

About the Climate Adaptation National Research Flagship

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1000

This fact sheet introduces the CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship (2 pages).