This project aimed to explore the role of social research in climate change adaptation planning, and to map the determinants of adaptive capacity in Victorian communities facing significant nearterm impacts of climate change.

Victoria's climate is already changing and is likely to change further in the future, posing significant risks to the state. Many types of climate-related extreme events are expected to increase in frequency and intensity in the future. The heatwaves, drought and bushfires of the past decade provide Victorians with a window into that future. The...

This think tank brought together 36 participants from the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), Victorian State Government departments, local government, research and academic institutions and industry users of climate information.

With the increasing appearance of less- and de-centralised (water and energy) infrastructure systems as part of new residential developments, it is especially important to determine how these systems affect the resilience of Victorian communities.

This paper reviews a program of engagement with urban communities in the city of Melbourne, known as EcoAcupuncture (EcoA), that has been developed over the last three years to respond to the challenges of the impending 'post-carbon' revolution. The critical question addressed by that program and considered in this paper is: How can we effectively...