NSW Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan 2025-2029
The NSW Government is acting now to adapt to climate change. Acting now will help reduce climate change impacts and risks, help protect what we value and create the knowledge, skills, resources and processes needed for further adaptation.
How households can adapt
How can you adapt your home and lifestyle to climate change? Making small changes in your everyday life can help manage the risks of climate change.
NSW Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan 2025-2029 released
The NSW Government has released the state’s first adaptation action plan. This whole-of-government plan focuses on addressing known climate change impacts and risks, enabling adaptation to prevent avoidable loss and damage, and building the foundation for future action.
Greater heat resilience for Greater Sydney
Climate change is driving more frequent and intense heatwaves in NSW, posing risks to health, infrastructure, and the environment. The Greater Sydney Heat Smart City Plan aims to enhance heat resilience through collaborative efforts and adaptive strategies, ensuring a safer, cooler future for Sydney.
Adaptive finance: How do we pay for the necessary transition?
Revenue-contingent loans, inspired by HECS, are a flexible solution for farmers and communities facing the financial uncertainty of climate change, helping them adapt and build resilience.
Repairing nature in a changing climate
In the United Nations’ ‘decade of ecosystem restoration’, nature repair can enhance our natural capital and carbon sequestration while bringing communities on the journey of environmental recovery.
The co-benefits of climate adaptation
Every dollar invested in climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction saves between $2 and $10 in recovery costs – proof that proactive solutions pay dividends for people, planet and prosperity.
How can Australia secure a nature-positive future?
At the AdaptNSW Forum 2024, strategists and futurists explored how systems thinking, economic drivers and strong policy can guide Australia towards a sustainable, nature-positive future.
From eco-anxiety to climate action
Young people are channelling eco-anxiety into action, from grassroots solar projects to global climate advocacy. Three inspiring young voices show why “hope lies in action” and why change starts with us all.
