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CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM
APPLICATION GUIDELINES
Call for Expressions of Interest
addressing research priorities in
Emergency Management
Closing date for Expressions of Interest: 6 November 2009
For more information go to:
www.nccarf.edu.au
or
www.climatechange.gov.au
E-mail: i.fellegara@griffith.edu.au
Phone: +61 (0)7 5552 7235
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1. BACKGROUND
The Australian Government is investing $117 million (from 2008 to 2012) in climate change
adaptation policies, programs and research through the Department of Climate Change (the
Department). This investment will support implementation of key elements of the National
Climate Change Adaptation Framework, endorsed by the Council of Australian Governments
(COAG) at its meeting in April 2007.
The Department has the primary role in delivering the Australian Government’s investment
in climate change adaptation research, in partnership with key researchers and
organisations throughout Australia. This partnership is being coordinated mainly through the
National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF), hosted by Griffith
University.
As part of the Australian Government’s investment, the Department has established the
Climate Adaptation Research Grants Program (the Program). The Program provides seed
funding of up to $30 million to fund priority adaptation research needs. These priority
research needs have been identified in National Adaptation Research Plans, developed by
the NCCARF in consultation with lead researchers and stakeholders.
NCCARF’s current work program is structured around eight priority themes:
Water resources and freshwater biodiversity
Marine biodiversity and resources
Terrestrial biodiversity
Primary
industries
Human health