Climate change adaptation in international development
We provide research, analysis and policy and program advice in the areas of climate change adaptation and disaster risks reduction. Our work enhances the ability of policy makers, practitioners and communities to reduce vulnerabilities and increase the capacities of vulnerable groups.
We have a strong grounding and scientific background in the drivers of climate change and a practical understanding of the impacts climate change. Our work covers both urban and rural contexts and extends from the water sector, to behavioural change initiatives, to social, institutional and ecological resilience, to buildings and cities, to resource management issues.
We engage with community-based, regional and national-scale climate change adaptation initiatives in developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region and have been involved in climate change policy development and the translation of new policy into national planning and implementation instruments.
Key projects in this area:
Australia Indonesia Partnership Climate Change and Environment Sector Strategy and Adaptation programme design - methods of monitoring and evaluation in Indonesia- AusAID, 2011- 2012
ISF researchers were involved in developing theories of change and new and innovative approaches to monitoring and evaluation (M&E) for AusAID’s climate change and environment strategy and its climate change adaptation program in Indonesia.
Understanding the Pacific’s adaptive capacity to emergencies in the context of climate change
This project sees ISF researchers teaming up with another UTS research institute (WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing, Midwifery and Health), working closely with policy makers and practitioners to assess Australia’s current systems for emergency and disaster response in the Pacific, the Pacific Islands’ current systems for disaster response and their future needs in order to enable better preparedness in the event of disasters. This project is funded by National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility runs throughout 2012.
Joint National Action Plan for climate change adaptation and disaster management: Government of Niue
In collaboration with a Pacific inter-governmental organisation (SOPAC), ISF assisted in the development of a three year action plan for the Pacific Island Country of Niue in the area of climate change adaptation and disaster risk management.
More ISF international development projects
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