This presentation by NCCARF Director Jean Palutikof was given at the Policy Guidance Brief first launch in Canberra on 26 February 2013.

It discusses NCCARF’s Adaptation Conversation and the development of Policy Guidance Briefs; looks at detailed findings from the NCCARF Policy Guidance Briefs on Building resilient coastal communities and ecosystems; Ensuring Australia’s urban water supplies under climate change; Supporting decision-making for effective adaptation; Adapting agriculture to climate change; and Challenges of adaptation for local governments; and examines overarching messages.