Applied Studies in Climate Adaptation

Abstract

In 2008, in response to a clearly felt need to build national resilience and capacity to adapt to climate change, the Australian Government funded the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) for a period of 5 years and for $50 million. The mission of NCCARF was to generate and deliver to Australian decision-makers the knowledge needed to effectively adapt to climate change. Of the $50 million, a sum of $30 million was used to fund research projects into adaptation, making this one of the largest such research programs anywhere in the world at that time. It resulted in some 120 projects, exploring every aspect of adaptation relevant to Australia.