Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience
Many countries in the Indo-Pacific are highly vulnerable to climate change impacts. Find out more about what we can do to build resilience and help our neighbours adapt.
Presentations
The following presentation discusses climate change and vulnerability.
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Climate Change & Understanding Vulnerability
Adaptation Resources - Communication Products
Australia's adaptation efforts domestically, regionally and globally
Australian Water Partnership
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Basin Guide: A Guide to River Basin Planning
November 2020
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) - Australia's National Science Agency
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Climate and Disaster Resilience
30 June 2020
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
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Pacific Resilient Infrastructure Examples
DFAT Infrastructure Investment in the Pacific; Australia Pacific Climate Partnership; August 2020 -
Partnerships for Resilience [pdf 164KB]
Working with Pacific island countries to build climate change and disaster resilience -
Resilient COVID Recovery (Pacific) [pdf 940KB]
Pacific Climate Change section, DFAT; June 2020
Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme (SGP) | United Nations Development Programme
- Local Solutions: Adapting to Climate Change in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) [pdf 1.8MB]
SIDS Community-Based Adaptation brochure; 2019
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)
- DFAT - Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) Partnership Projects [pdf 2.28MB]
2020
Adaptation Resources - Website Links
Useful websites for adaptation-related content
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) - Australia's National Science Agency
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Climate Adaptation in Australia
Provides access to work on adaptation to climate change, and to long-term change more generally, that CSIRO has undertaken over the past decade.
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE)
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Climate Adaptation in Australia
Includes the National Climate Resilience & Adaptation Strategy; planning for climate change in natural resource management, international adaptation, and publications and resources.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
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Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
Working Group II assesses the vulnerability of socio-economic and natural systems to climate change, negative and positive consequences of climate change and options for adapting to it.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
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Strengthening Resilience for a Changing Climate
Includes information on understanding climate risks, policy responses to address climate risks, engaging with countries, policy responses across sectors and contexts, latest resources, and links to related work.
US Federal Government
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U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit
Designed to help people find and use tools, information, and subject matter expertise to build climate resilience. The Toolkit offers information from all across the U.S. federal government in one location.
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
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Adaptation and Resilience
Includes 'The Big Picture', work streams, groups & committees, events & meetings, and resources.
Head back to the Climate Change, Energy and the Environment Toolkit for more.
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Image: The new Gizo Market is built to resist sea level rises and enables women producers to get back on their feet quickly after disasters. Credit: Qoriniasi Bale