Climate, Country and Our Future is a national knowledge series examining First Nations climate leadership with Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) across Australia. The series drew on three structured workshops and accompanying survey responses from eleven participants. The series was structured to move through time, starting with the history of adaptation under colonial governance, then examining how current data and accountability systems operate, and finally exploring what participants see as possible and necessary for the future. 

This report synthesises the findings across all three sessions into a single account. It draws on participant contributions from across Queensland, Western Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales, spanning remote, rural and regional contexts. The findings are presented thematically and lean into difference. Diversity of perspective across the series reflects the central premise of the program that First Nations climate leadership cannot be rendered as a single position without being misrepresented.

The report's recommendations address four interdependent requirements:

• recognition of cultural and governance authority as the legitimate basis for decisions about Country
• community involvement in program design from the outset
• multi-year resourcing with proportionate reporting
• accountability mechanisms that include data sovereignty as a non-negotiable condition.