Case studies - National

+5 State-wide | +9 National | +8 International

CoastAdapt provides a compendium of case studies from Australia and abroad to illustrate what coastal practitioners and decision makers are doing to adapt to a changing climate. They describe real-world adaptation planning and actions and provide insights into lessons learned, effective strategies and potential pitfalls. Case studies in CoastAdapt are organised under 13 categories to help you find something to match your interests. There are brief snapshots, longer full case studies and engaging videos.

The Witness King Tides project encourages people to photograph their local shoreline during the highest tide of the year to illustrate the vulnerability of coastal areas under sea-level rise

This snapshot explains how coastal imaging provides accurate, near-real-time measurements of coastal features and processes that could help coastal managers to take more informed decisions for the future

The Climate Change in Australia website is the most comprehensive site for climate projections information ever developed for Australia. It provides data, information and guidance about Australia’s future climate under a range of different scenarios.

Surf Life Saving Australia has initiated a process to cope with climate change conditions at the local and national level, identifying adaptation options and key factors to increase the organisation’s adaptive capacity and resilience

An analysis of submissions during the preparation of the Australian Government’s Productivity Commission 2012 report “Barriers to Effective Adaptation” reveals barriers to adaptation as seen from the perspective of decision-makers

The case studies presented here provide a collection of several initiatives undertaken by Australian Indigenous peoples settled in coastal areas, in their efforts to adapt to the impacts of climate change

This snapshot looks at the importance of macroinvertebrates on the ecosystem, some of the ways macroinvertebrates are being detrimentally affected by beach nourishment and steps coastal managers can take to limit this damage

This snapshot illustrates a set of linked methods that can be used to develop and prioritise adaptation options for a wide range of marine species based on the vulnerability framework

This case study describes the process used by the Australian Department of Defence to undertake climate risk assessments and adaptation planning at some of its coastal sites

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Community engagement

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Identifying and testing adaptation approaches

Indigenous

Natural environment

Risk assessment