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A new national conversation can help Australians prepare and plan for natural disasters in the century of the climate crisis. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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.

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. 

Two-Eyed Seeing, or Etuaptmumk in Mi'kmaw, calls us to embrace intergenerational wisdom of diverse perspectives – to see with both eyes. By uniting Indigenous and non-Indigenous ways of knowing and doing, we can forge holistic, sustainable outcomes for people and biodiversity, grounded in a spirit of responsibility, respect and reciprocity.

NSW Treasury has released a Disaster Cost-Benefit Framework, in response to a recommendation of the 2022 NSW Flood Inquiry.

The NSW Department of Planning and Environment is joining NCI as a Major Collaborator

In 2023, AdaptNSW hosted an immersive 2-day adaptation event in Sydney.