In this policy brief, the authors outline the current federal climate crisis and its international context. They discuss Australia's current ability and strategy for meeting the current targets, demonstrating that current means are inadequate.

This report investigates the causes of three major fish kills in the Darling River, near Menindee, in December 2018 and January 2019.

This report explores a range of adaptation planning and associated measures that can potentially play a role in supporting the adaptation of Victorian settlements to climate change impacts; as well as the legal and institutional arrangements for their implementation. It highlights that current practice relies on a core set of predominantly regulatory planning measures which...

The focus on law and governance has enabled the project to examine a wide range of drivers and mechanisms that influence adaptation around extreme events and drawn attention to the many different actors involved in shaping how climate risk is managed in Victoria, including businesses, households, local and state governments.

The VCCCAR funded project, Governance Models for Adaptation and Natural Disaster Risk Management, is investigating Victorian legal, financial and institutional frameworks for managing the risks of extreme events and natural disasters. It will identify specific risk management mechanisms in land use planning, catchment management, natural resource management and infrastructure development and make recommendations for incorporating...