Knowledge of how to adapt to climate change in Australia is celebrated this week as NCCARF comes to the end of its second phase of operation and officially launches CoastAdapt, a resource to support coastal managers as they seek to respond to climate risks.
NCCARF is the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, which has worked since 2008 to build the knowledge and capacity of decision makers to manage and adapt to the risks of climate change. Funding for phase 2 came from the Australian Government through the Department of Environment and Energy.
“In Phase 2, we have had a particular focus on the risks to Australia in the coastal zone,” explained NCCARF Director, Jean Palutikof.
“If you are based in the coastal zone, you need to be thinking about your exposure and your risks and how you can respond. To support this thinking, we developed CoastAdapt, an information delivery and decision support
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