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Find out how climate change affects our built environments. Higher temperatures and more severe weather events impact homes, services and infrastructure in NSW.

Built environments absorb and retain more heat compared to natural areas, making average temperatures in large cities up to 3°C warmer than rural areas.

Green cover and open spaces can help combat the effects of climate change by providing natural cooling and water management.

Find out how climate change may impact NSW industries and economy, and what is being done to help reduce the economic risks of climate change.

Find information and resources to help NSW councils adapt to climate change, including guidance on climate risk assessment and adaptation planning.

Find information and resources to help NSW state government agencies adapt to climate change, including tools for climate risk assessment and management.

Find climate change information and resources for NSW councils and authorities, including how they may be affected and how they can adapt.

Find information, guidance and resources to help your community group understand and adapt to the impacts of climate change in NSW.

Subscribe and find information about previous climate change adaptation news, publications, grants, research and events in our archive of quarterly AdaptNSW newsletters.

NSW’s gold standard climate projection modelling has been adopted interstate, ensuring a consistent approach to climate science and information.