Research

The National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) is leading the Australian research community in a national interdisciplinary effort to generate the information needed by decision-makers in government and in vulnerable sectors and communities to manage the risks of climate change impacts.

As part of that process, NCCARF is preparing a number of National Climate Change Adaptation Research Plans to guide and coordinate national climate change adaptation research. These research plans identify critical gaps in the information that is required by governments, industry, and the community to address adaptation responses to climate change and set research priorities based on these gaps. Each is developed by an expert writing team.

Travelling Stock Route Site Data, Zelnik A. 2009 & Guinane P. 2010.

The legacy of Land & Water Australia

The Australian River Restoration Centre, in collaboration with Triple Helix Consulting, is delighted to be presenting the “Knowledge for managing Australian landscapes – the legacy of Land & Water Australia” conference.

The intent of this two day conference is to reflect on the legacy of Land & Water Australia (LWA), to bring people together in a content-rich celebration, to highlight some recent exciting work, and to consider how the sorts of work funded by LWA can best be organised and resourced in future.

The National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility is seeking comments on the draft National Climate Change Adaptation Research Plan: Primary Industries.

University of Sydney / FATE Component Socio-cultural research activities.

Project title:Socio-cultural evaluation of natural resource management projects: a case study of the 'Communities in Landscapes' project.

Accessible to a broad readership, Rural Society is an international, peer reviewed academic journal focusing

This collection of essays on resilience from Australia 21, contains diverse contributions on the topic of resilience ranging from climat

Dr Steven Cork

Abstract

Summary of article:

Significant steps have occurred under Australia's 'regional delivery model' towards devolving responsibilities for natural resource management (NRM) to community-based regional bodies, particularly in respect of motivating farmers to adopt priority conservation practices. Challenges remain in effectively engaging the large populations covered by these bodies, especially with these bodies expected to assume responsibilities that risk them becoming perceived as extensions of government and favoring particular stakeholders.