NSW Government
AdaptNSW

Stories and Case Studies

After something specific?

Theme
Show all (10) Theme
Audience
Climate change effect
Show all (6) Climate change effect
Contains
View by
Published on: 14 Jun 2021
Rates, roads, rubbish AND renewables
Find out how the Lachlan Shire Council is reducing its greenhouse gas emissions and saving money by using renewable energy and energy-efficient produc...
Central West and Orana
Net zero and sustainability
Business
Heat
Image of a town sign that reads Condobolin that is made out of rusted iron, next to a road with a flood sign
Published on: 22 Mar 2021
Living seawalls
Living seawalls can help marine biodiversity and protect coastal areas from sea level rise. Creating 'natural' seawall surfaces provide habitat for ma...
Metropolitan Sydney
Built environment
Local government
Sea level rise
Close up of living seawalls tiles on a vertical rock seawall with half part under water
Published on: 15 Jan 2021
StreetConnect for community resilience
Find out how a grassroots model for community resilience is helping the Hawkesbury area manage the challenges of climate change.
Metropolitan Sydney
Health and wellbeing
Households
Heat
portrait of three men and one woman smiling with pamphlets in their hands
Published on: 01 Jan 2021
Managing the effects of sea level rise
Learn how the Northern Beaches Council is adapting to sea level rise by upgrading coastal infrastructure and increasing community awareness.
Metropolitan Sydney
Natural environment
Local government
Sea level rise
Built environment
Image of a pipe going from the land to sea with a stormy sea in the background
Published on: 15 Dec 2020
Climate-smart digital farm technology
Find out how digital technologies can help farmers become more resilient to climate change and improve farm productivity.
Central West and Orana
Agriculture
Business
Land and water management
Drought
Heat
View of a sheep farm on a land with sheep in the foreground
Published on: 15 Dec 2020
Adapting infrastructure to extreme heat
With more hot days on the horizon Albury City Council is protecting internet and phone services from extreme heat with an innovative solution.
Riverina Murray
Built environment
Local government
Business
Heat
Close up of telecommunications equipment with cables and power points
Published on: 01 Dec 2020
Parkes urban wetland
Urban wetland and water-sensitive urban design has helped the Parkes stormwater system adjust to changes in rainfall brought on by climate change.
Central West and Orana
Climate change causes
Local government
Storms
Aerial view of a wetland, trees and built environment
Published on: 15 Oct 2020
Lake Macquarie citizen science
Learn how Lake Macquarie City Council worked with local residents to trial ways to adapt to coastal flooding and future sea level rise.
Hunter
Built environment
Local government
Sea level rise
Coastal inundation flooding a neighbourhood street
Published on: 01 Jul 2020
The Simtable
The Simtable is a high-impact bushfire education tool developed by Ku-ring-gai Council to help prepare for bushfires and other extreme weather events....
Metropolitan Sydney
Natural environment
Local government
Bushfires
Group of people looking over a large electronic map on a table