Enabling climate change adaptation: Insights from case studies in Australia

For the past three years, the NESP Climate Systems Hub research project Enabling Best Practice Adaptation has been investigating how we can enable positive climate change adaptation outcomes. Through literature reviews and case studies across Australia, we have gradually learnt more about the many overlapping enabling factors that can play a part, and how they manifest quite differently in different adaptation contexts. The research has demonstrated that federal, state and local actors all play an important role in enabling adaptation.

Join us as we reflect on the findings our research over the past three years and consider what it can tell us about driving forward climate change adaptation in Australia. In this webinar will explore a case study of regional climate partnerships in South Australia which have effectively helped drive forward adaptation work, and discuss how enabling factors have played an integral role.

Join us online on Wednesday 4 March 2026, 1pm AEDT.

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Tia Brullo is a human geographer with research interests in climate change adaptation, and monitoring and evaluation. She is currently a Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne, working with NESP Climate Systems Hub. Tia’s research takes a pragmatic approach to understanding climate change adaptation in Australia, working with government stakeholders and adaptation practitioners to design tangible knowledge outputs. Through the Enabling Best Practice Adaptation project Tia has been exploring factors which enable best practice and how these can be promoted. In previous roles Tia has worked in impact evaluation for non-profit organisations and in international disaster response. Tia has also conducted research analysing the distribution and inequality of urban greening in greater Melbourne.
 

Andrew Nesbitt is an experienced public sector leader working at the intersection of climate, environment and community resilience. He specialises in translating climate policy into practical, place-based action through strong partnerships, facilitation and organisational change. With a background in environmental science and sustainable agriculture, Andrew combines technical expertise with systems thinking to support collaborative responses to complex environmental challenges. Andrew is a Fellow of the Governor’s Leadership Foundation (2013) and is passionate about strengthening capability across government and community to build climate-ready regions.

 

Jen St Jack is a climate action specialist supporting governments across climate change, environment, water and biodiversity. She works at the intersection of climate risk, governance and regional collaboration, translating complex science, policy and emerging climate risk disclosures into practical, place-based action. Jen focuses on enabling coordinated climate action through strong relationships, shared frameworks and clear strategy. A skilled facilitator and systems thinker, she is known for cutting through complexity and connecting networks to deliver lasting results. Jen combines strategic insight with collaborative leadership to embed climate risk into decision-making and strengthen organisational capability. She is passionate about building climate-ready alliances that accelerate resilience.