National Climate Resilience and Adaptation Strategy
The National Climate Resilience and Adaptation Strategy provides an overview of how Australia is managing climate risks, and identifies a set of principles to guide effective adaptation measures and resilience building. The strategy complements Australia’s commitments to reduce GHG emissions to 26-28 % by 2030 compared to 2005 levels.
The Strategy defines national climate resilience as having three main elements: “global action to reduce emissions; effective adaptation research, planning and action at the national and sub-national levels; and programmes to limit or remove other human pressures on systems affected by climate change” (p.13).
The Strategy includes a wide range of adaptation and resilience initiatives across key sectors, among others: coasts; cities and the built environment; agriculture, forestry and fisheries; water resources; natural ecosystems; health and wellbeing; and disaster risk management. It proposes four main priorities to guide engagement with business and civil society:
- Understand & communicate – improve understanding and awareness of climate change risks, and find the most effective options to manage the risks and their optimal timing;
- Plan & act – assess risks and available options, plan and implement responses to climate change risks;
- Check & reassess – regularly evaluate progress towards building resilience and climate change adaptation, including progress under the National Climate Change Adaptation Framework (a non-binding framework from 2007);
- Collaborate & learn – cooperate to identify and remove barriers to action, identify emerging risks and interdependencies, and share learning and successes.
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AdaptationNote: The 2015 Climate Legislation Study includes laws and policies which were passed before or on January 1, 2015. Laws and policies which passed after this date may not be included in the individual country chapters.
