Capon, Samantha, Chambers, Jane, Barmuta, Leon, Bino, Gilad, Bond, Nick, Costelloe, Justin, Davis, Jenny, Dyer, Fiona, Edgar, Brendan, Finlayson, Max, Grace, Mike, James, Cassandra, Kefford, Ben, Kennard, Mark, Lake, Sam, Nielsen, Daryl, Wallis, Phil, and Thompson, Ross (2017) National Climate Change Adaptation Research Plan for freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity: Update 2017. External Commissioned Report. National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.

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Abstract

In 2011, a National Climate Change Adaptation Research Plan (NARP) was developed for the freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity theme of climate change adaptation (Bates et al. 2011). In this NARP the term ‘freshwater’ encompasses all inland waters, whether salt or fresh. The Freshwater NARP aims to identify priority research questions for climate change adaptation issues relevant to Australia’s freshwater species and ecosystems. This NARP is now being updated.

The most important component of the NARP is to identify and prioritise adaptation research questions that are important, often urgent, and will provide knowledge that is needed by adaptation stakeholders across Australia.

In 2016, the purpose of this document is to review the freshwater NARP. This has been done through a literature review and workshops held in 2015-16. Based on the review and workshops, 10 Priority Research Questions have been identified within three broad research goals (Table A):

1. To understand climate change effects on freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity.

2. To incorporate climate change adaptation into the policy and management of freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity.

3. To promote compatibility of adaptation strategies between freshwater biodiversity conservation and management and other sectors.

The new draft questions have been subject to stakeholder review and feedback between October and December 2016, and this document now includes these updates. We thank the reviewers for their comments and suggestions.

This document delivers a resource for research providers to identify critical gaps of information needed by sectoral decision-makers; set research priorities based on these gaps, and identify capacity across the network that could be harnessed to conduct priority research that addresses stakeholders’ requirements and involvement. Strategic, cost effective actions are required to maximise potential benefits of management. The knowledge generated by research, that addresses the questions described in this report, will facilitate informed decisions and appropriate adaptation actions.

Item ID:	92403
Item Type:	Report (External Commissioned Report)
ISBN:	978-1-921609-00-8
Keywords:	climate change, freshwater biodiversity, adaptation
Related URLs:	https://nccarf.edu.au/freshwater-ecosyst...
Copyright Information:	© Copyright 2017 NCCARF.
Funders:	Department of Environment and Energy (DEE)
Date Deposited:	31 Aug 2026 00:48
FoR Codes:	41 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 4101 Climate change impacts and adaptation > 410102 Ecological impacts of climate change and ecological adaptation @ 100%
SEO Codes:	19 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATURAL HAZARDS > 1905 Understanding climate change > 190501 Climate change models @ 0% 19 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATURAL HAZARDS > 1901 Adaptation to climate change > 190102 Ecosystem adaptation to climate change @ 50% 18 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT > 1803 Fresh, ground and surface water systems and management > 180301 Assessment and management of freshwater ecosystems @ 50%
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