Adapting to Climate Change

CSIRO's Sustainable Agriculture Flagship is developing new collaborations in solution based science with other researchers, industry and government.

The Water for a Healthy Country Flagship is a national research program addressing one of Australia’s most pressing natural resource issues – sustainable management of our water resources.

The first international conference held in Australia to discuss the science and options for adapting to climate change begins on the Gold Coast on Tuesday 29 June.

The world's deep ocean researchers – scientists whose field of interest extends into the uncertain world below about 2000 metres – met in Hobart this week to discuss deep ocean changes, their causes and their implications.

The latest in the highly regarded suite of Greenhouse conferences will be held in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, on 4-8 April 2011.

The Climate Adaptation Futures Conference will showcase leading impacts and adaptation research from around the world and explore their contribution to planning and policy making.

Climate Adaptation Flagship research is developing and delivering adaptation options to protect Australia’s marine and terrestrial species, ecosystems and the services they provide from the impacts of climate change.

Tackling greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is considered to be one of the most serious national and international challenges of our time. Australia has a sizable potential to sequester carbon and mitigate GHG in agricultural production and land use systems.

We focus on finding new, integrated ways to manage our water supply and water resources issues. This includes land use change, salinity, climate change, groundwater extraction and drainage schemes. 

CSIRO’s understanding of the potential impacts of climate change on natural and planted forests is helping forestry and natural resource managers prepare for the future.

The first-ever Australian benchmark of climate change impacts on marine ecosystems and options for adaptation is the work of more than 70 marine scientists. (4:23)

On 13 October, Professor Lawrence Mysak presented the 2009 Priestley Lecture at CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research in Aspendale, Victoria. Watch his presentation in the video (62:48) or download the PowerPoint slides (49 pages).

Dr Neil McKenzie leads one of the nation's largest land and water research teams.

Dr Bronwyn Harch leads researchers who aim to ensure innovations in "smarter information use" make a real difference to industry, society and the environment.

This 2-page brochure discusses the geothermal capabilities that CSIRO is applying to help secure Australia's energy future.

This 12-page publication contains information to assist decisions about climate change adaptation, particularly around the risks of inundation in urban areas.

This report Soil Carbon Sequestration Potential: A review for Australian agriculture includes a review of the process by which carbon is captured and stored in agricultural soils and an analysis of the current evidence for changes in soil organic carbon stocks resulting from agricultural land use changes.

This report examines the potential impact of climate change on weeds in South Australia and adaptation options for weed control strategies.