This research explores climate change adaptation practices, strategies and policies implemented internationally that could be adopted to support the sustainable development of cities and towns across Australia.

This issues paper aims to reflect what the Department of Social Services has already heard from community sector organisations about current challenges and ideas for how the Australian Government could support a stronger, more diverse and independent community sector.

Drawing on local experiences and examples from other parts of Australia and abroad, this report outlines how resilience can be boosted by fostering community ties and harnessing learning opportunities.

This guide was created to help communities and organisations run their own just transition processes in response to challenges like climate change, rapid technological change, employment changes in regions and the transition to renewable energy in a way that fairly shares both the positive and negative effects.

Between January and March 2023, researchers piloted a novel digital engagement tool, The Strategy Room, to help local authorities understand their residents’ priorities for net-zero policies on the topics of heat, travel and food. This report presents the preliminary results from the pilot study.