Climate Change and Disaster Resilience

We work with policy makers, business and communities to increase society’s resilience to climate change and disasters.

Our research helps to understand the impact of climate change and disasters on communities, economies and the environment in Australia and internationally. We work with our partners to design, facilitate and implement practical and effective interventions that make a difference. Our work creates shared new knowledge and options that support policy, planning and decision-making at all levels of government, industry and community action.

Read more about CSIRO’s climate research here: https://www.csiro.au/en/Research/Climate

Read more about CSIRO’s climate and disaster resilience research here: https://www.csiro.au/en/research/environmental-impacts/climate-change/Climate-Disaster-Resilience

Climate and Disaster Resilience Projects

Australian Vulnerability Profile

Natural hazards lead to disasters if they intersect with a society which is exposed and vulnerable. Prevailing predominant approaches to disaster risk assessment and management place most effort on quantifying the characteristics of the hazard and mapping exposure; with vulnerability largely ignored or superficially considered.

Indigenous Perspectives of Climate Change and Risk

CSIRO is supporting Indigenous-led climate adaptation planning Indigenous peoples are some of the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate […]

Adaption of biodiversity conservation in South East Queensland

CSIRO is developing adaptation pathways for managing biodiversity under climate change with partners in South East Queensland. CSIRO is holding […]

Queensland Reconstruction Authority Resilience Framework

With our partners the Queensland Reconstruction Authority, we co-developed resilience narratives and a checklist to support the Queensland Strategy for […]

Integrating systemic risks and value creation into decision making

CSIRO and partners are designing tools to design and assess projects to deliver both financial and resilience outcomes. Thriving in […]

Support for ABC’s Mt Resilience

We are supporting the ABC's augmented reality experience "Mt Resilience", released in conjunction with Craig Reucaussel’s ‘Big Weather’ program. We […]

Environmental Prediction Symposium Synthesis

In an increasingly interconnected and rapidly changing world, planning for a sustainable future requires future-focused and integrative approaches. Our ability to envision alternative futures, to evaluate between them, and to develop plans and make decisions, is crucial for building pathways to a future that balances thriving social, financial, and environmental systems.

Resilience, Adaptation Pathways and Transformation Approach (RAPTA)

RAPTA is used to design, implement and assess actions for building sustainable futures, while navigating complex realities, contested values and uncertainty. […]

Indigenous Seasonal Calendar Methodology

Indigenous seasonal calendars are co-created to enhance environmental decision-making. CSIRO’s Indigenous seasonal calendar methodology enables the Indigenous-led co-creation of a […]

Enabling Resilience Investment

How do we shift communities, regions and economies away from high risk and disaster-prone situations towards well-adapted and disaster resilient futures?