S3AFL2 - Living with floods: key lessons from Australia and abroad Karen Hussey Australian National University S3AUN1 - Bridging the gap between end user needs and science capability: dealing with uncertainty in future scenarios Danielle University of Newcastle S3AUN2 - Understanding end-user decisions and the value of climate information under the risks and uncertainties of future climates Alan Randall Sydney University S3BST2 - Overcoming challenges for decision making about climate change adaptation Kambiz Maani Griffith University S3BIB2 - Climate change adaptation: A framework for best practice in financial risk assessment, governance and disclosure Jason West Griffith University S3BAM1 - Climate change adaptation: A framework for best practice in financial risk assessment, governance and disclosure Max Finlayson Charles Sturt University S3BCM1 - Enhancing Climate Change Communication: Strategies for Profiling and Targeting Australian Interpretive Communities. Donald Hine University of New England S3BEC2 - The economics of government as insurer of last resort for climate change adaptation Leo Australian National University S3BWT1 - Web based tools for adaptation in Australia – an international and Australian review Bob Webb Australian National University S3AFS1 - Australian Food Security: Impact of Climate Change for Risk Management: How prepared are food industry leaders? David Michael Wondu Business and Technology Services Pty. Ltd. S3AFS2 - Creating a climate for food security: the business, people & landscapes in food production Angela University of the Sunshine Coast S3AFS3 - food security, urban resilience and climate change Paul Burton Griffith University Box 5: Climate change adaptation (current and recent) research projects relevant to the priority research questions in the Primary Industries NARP, commissioned and managed by other organisations An of current research relevant to climate change issues (both mitigation and adaptation) undertaken as part of the 2012 review of the CCRSPI strategy has identified over 500 of research projects. Box 5 lists a selection of these projects, to which reference is made in Section 4. Research Project Title Principal Investigator Institution ARC Grants (For further information: ) [FL100100066] New approaches for pest control and maintaining healthy environments under climate change Ary Hoffmann University of Melbourne
DAFF/AFF 9 - Developing improved on-ground practices and industry strategies for adapting to climate change within beef production enterprises across northern Australia N/A Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) DAFF/AFF 10 – Amelioration of thermal stress impacts on animal performance and welfare in southern Australia dairy, beef and sheep industries N/A University of Melbourne DAFF/AFF 11 – Adaptation of fishing and aquaculture sectors and fisheries management to climate change in south-eastern Australia N/A Department of Primary Industries, Victoria Farm Ready- (For further information see http://www.daff.gov.au/climatechange/australias-farming-future/farmready) DAFF/FR 1-16 DAFF’s Farm Ready program, which closd on 30 June 2012 aimed to boost training opportunities for primary producers and Indigenous land managers, and enable industry, farming groups and natural resource management groups develop strategies to adapt and respond to the impacts of climate change. N/A DAFF Forest Industries Climate Change Research Fund (For further information: ) DAFF/FICCRF 1 - Adapting and mitigating climate change through the sustainable production and use of forest biomass for commercial scale bioenergy production N/A Industries Research and Development Corporation DAFF/ FICCRF 2 - Climate adaptation strategies to manage drought risk and mortality in existing and new forest plantations in Australia Don White CSIRO (For further information: ) DCCEE 1 - Study of national indicators of climate change adaptive capacity Rohan Nelson CSIRO DCCEE 2 - The Economic Case for Adaptation N/A Australian National University DCCEE 3 - Climate Extremes Grant Jones CSIRO DCCEE 4 - Tradeoffs and Policy Mechanisms in Managing Land Use as an Adaptation Response N/A CSIRO (For further information: ) SEWPaC 1 - Improving landscape connectivity & biodiversity for climate change adaptation N/A Hunter-Central Rivers CMA SEWPaC 2 - Best Management Practice Grazing Strategies for Adapting to Climate Variability in the Maranoa-Balonne N/A Queensland Murray-Darling Committee SEWPaC 3 - Planning for multiple use landscapes on farms N/A Eyre Peninsula NRM Board SEWPaC 4 - Prerequisites and limits for economic modelling of climate change impacts and adaptation Frank Jotzo Australian National University