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National Framework
In 2001 the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change included a Report on Impacts Adaptation and Vulnerability with a section on Australia and New Zealand. This publication brought the need to plan for adaptation to climate change to greater attention in the public and the Australian Government. Decisions to plan for climate change face many challenges including the novelty of the issue, inherent uncertainty, regional differences in impacts and the broad nature of potential effects.

Recognising that even a significant reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions would not stop all climate change, in 2007 the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) agreed to the National Climate Change Adaptation Framework. The Framework set out cooperative actions between all Australian governments to develop targeted information on climate change impacts and adaptation options and to fill critical knowledge gaps. The two primary actions recommended in the Framework were to build understanding and adaptive capacity, and reduce vulnerability in key sectors and regions.

The National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) was established in 2008 from a recommendation of the COAG Framework to provide decision-makers with robust and relevant information on climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation options. Its main roles are to identify priority knowledge needs in a range of key sectors; to commission research projects and deliver the outputs to decision makers; and to establish nationwide research networks to build capacity and encourage collaboration between researchers and practitioners

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) makes a significant contribution to climate change research in Australia focused on climate science and adaptation. CSIRO delivers climate research mainly through the Australia Climate Change Science Program (ACCSP)in cooperation with the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) and the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (DCCEE) and and The Climate Adaptation Flagship.