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Strategy 1.4 Actively participate in national initiatives
Action 1.4.1
Contribute to national climate change adaptation policy developments
Strategy 2.1 Establish a comprehensive adaptation research agenda for South
Australia
Action 2.1.1
Work with research institutions to develop a strategic plan to guide adaptation science
and research efforts in South Australia, in particular to provide clear direction for setting adaptation
priorities, obtaining funding and identifying partnership opportunities
Action 2.1.2
Lobby for and support national research on key adaptation issues to promote information
sharing, reduce duplication of effort and contribute to building national research capacity that will
benefit South Australia
Strategy 2.2 Use up-to-date, high quality and relevant science to inform an adaptive
management approach to building resilience and adaptive capacity
Action 2.2.1
Develop and implement adaptive management criteria to guide adaptation in each of
the sectors
Action 2.2.2
Establish monitoring and evaluation programs to inform the adaptive management
Approach
Strategy 2.3 Identify, create and share the datasets and knowledge to underpin
successful responses
Action 2.3.1
Work with other agencies to review and consolidate existing datasets relevant to
adaptation across all disciplines
Action 2.3.2
Work with other agencies to integrate essential datasets to generate comprehensive and
confident models of the hazards and risks to climate change to better inform adaptation responses
Strategy 3.1
Increase the resilience of South Australia’s terrestrial, aquatic and marine
Biodiversity
Action 3.1.1
Using findings of the Integrated Vulnerability Assessments and regional feedback assess
and address climate change vulnerabilities of the natural environment through natural resources
management and nature, coast and marine conservation
Action 3.1.2
Develop and implement strategies informed by Integrated Vulnerability Assessments
(IVA’s) and community engagement processes to increase the resilience of terrestrial, aquatic and
marine ecosystems
Action 3.1.3
Undertake a stocktake of primary production and biodiversity conservation policies to
ensure consistency and incorporate existing activities into a broader climate change
adaptation agenda
Strategy 3.2 Increase the resilience of primary production systems
Action 3.2.1
Using findings of the IVA’s and regional feedback assist primary producers to address climate
change vulnerabilities
Action 3.2.2
Informed by IVA’s assist primary producers and industries reliant on natural resources to
identify opportunities for diversification and economic re-structuring
Action 3.2.3
Collaborate in scientific and technical research including IVA’s to increase understanding
of climate processes and impacts on primary industries
Action 3.2.4
Communicate understanding of climate science, risks and opportunities of climate
change on primary industries to government, communities and industry
