Implementing tools to increase adaptive capacity in the community and natural resource management sectors

Improving capacity for managing climate risks and building community resilience is a priority for the Victorian Government. This project will undertake a structured analysis of the application of tools and guides for climate change adaptation in regional and metropolitan community service and catchment management sectors.

‘Real-world’ barriers, issues and opportunities will be assessed through participatory research with key partners, including sector peak bodies. A range of analytical tools and approaches will be trialled and the results used to guide the development of improved risk management procedures and practices. Results will also provide a better understanding of the usefulness of different types of information approaches in other sectors.

The following reports from the project are now available:

Literature reviews

• Climate change adaptation in the natural resource management sector
• Climate change adaptation in the primary health and community welfare sectors in Victoria

Policy brief

• Adaptation planning forcommunity service organisations and primary care partnerships
  

Final report

• Facilitating adaptation: Lessons learnt from engaging and supporting the primary health and community services sector in climate change adaptation

Case study reports

• Implementing climate change adaptation in the Dame Pattie Menzies Centre
  
• Implementing climate change adaptation in the Grampians Pyrenees Primary Care Partnership
• Implementing climate change adaptation in the Southern Grampians and Glenelg Primary Care Partnership
• Implementing climate change adaptation with enliven
• Implementing climate change adaptation for Women's Health in the North (WHIN)

Research team

The project is led by Dr Hartmut Fünfgeld, RMIT University.

Project management group:
- Professor Darryn McEvoy, Leader of the Climate Change Adaptation Program, RMIT University
- John Houlihan, Department of Environment and Primary Industries
- Thomas Mitchell, Department of Health
- Professor Rodney Keenan, VCCCAR
- Daniel Voronoff, Department of Human Services

Project advisory group:
- Professor John Wiseman, Professorial Fellow, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, University of Melbourne
- Emily Hamilton, Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS)
- Wendy Mason, Enliven / South East Healthy Communities Partnership (SEHCP)
- Robyn Major, City of Greater Bendigo

Other project members include:
- Dr Karyn Bosomworth, RMIT University
- Dr Phil Wallis, Monash University
- Sophie Millin, RMIT University
- Alianne Rance, RMIT University

Find out more about the Implementing tools to increase adaptive capacity project: 
Dr Hartmut Fünfgeld, RMIT University: hartmut.fuenfgeld@rmit.edu.au

Click on the attachments below to see the Discussion Paper and the Workshop Summary report.