This synthesis report provides a summary of the research activity and conveys the key findings arising from the 18 month ‘Framing Adaptation in the Victorian Context’ project undertaken between 2010 and 2012. Due to the complex nature of climate change adaptation, the original research program was designed to better understand the conceptual underpinnings of adaptation...

Executive summary: The focus of this VCCCAR Visiting Fellowship was participation in the project ‘Implementing tools to increase adaptive capacity in the community and natural resources management sectors’. This project aimed to improve understanding of the adaptation capabilities and needs of three types of government service providers and funded agencies (catchment management authorities, community sector...

This report has outlined the main tools available to economists for establishing estimates of the costs of climate change. The challenges are compounded by issues such as: the valuation of intangibles; distribution and equity considerations; discounting; deep uncertainties; and, the difficulty of incorporating low probability/high impact events.

There exists a confounding variety and breadth of estimates relating to the cost of weather related disasters in Victoria and Australia. To the question “How much do disasters cost Victoria?” there is unfortunately no single answer. This paper provides a suite of estimates, each important within their own context, and each with their own caveats.

The guidebook has been designed to be useful to people working in a wide variety of organisational settings including: state and local government; regional planning bodies or agencies; nongovernment organisations; businesses and industry bodies, community sector organisations and community groups.