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Organisation
Victorian Centre for Climate Change Adaptation Research
Acronym:
VCCCAR
The Victorian Centre for Climate Change Adaptation Research was a multi-institutional research organisation whose focus was primarily action-based research. The purpose of their research was to assist the development of policy and build understanding and capacity in relation to adaptation across the private and public sectors in Victoria.
Victorian government funding for VCCCAR concluded in June 2014.
Technical report
Designing a climate resilient future
This paper articulates policy recommendations arising from the design-led approach to developing responses to climate adaptation, developed as part of the VCCCAR-funded project, Design-led Decision Support for Regional Climate Change. The recommendations are intended to facilitate the integration of multiple perspectives in spatial planning. The...
Briefing paper
Urban heat island reduction through green infrastructure: policy guidance for state government
This brief is presented as a synopsis of key policy issues that may either support or hinder efforts to reduce urban heat through increased green infrastructure. It highlights the need for co-ordinated efforts and identifies specific portfolio barriers and opportunities.
Report
Supporting partnerships with local government and the community
Recent research highlights an ongoing lack of systematic and rigorous adaptation planning in Australia. The need to improve problem framing was identified, along with a requirement to better integrate local adaptation into social, urban and regional planning, and into emergency management and sustainable development efforts.
Report
Facilitating the use of research in policy development and implementation
Three research projects funded by VCCCAR were selected to study research-to-policy interventions that might better facilitate the use of their respective results. These case studies were selected because they had progressed to a point that aligned with the time table of our “Research-to-Policy” project and...
Report
CCAP Comprehensive Carbon Assessment Program
Details the findings of the Comprehensive Carbon Assessment Program (CCAP) in improving the estimation of above-ground and below-ground biomass accumulation.