We (hopefully) now all agree that adaptation is an iterative process, one that requires learning on all scales; individually, organisationally and regionally. Many researchers have highlighted the social learning aspects of adaptation (Ensor & Harvey, 2015, Fünfgeld et al., 2014, Nilsson & Swartling 2009 etc.), and certainly, through practice, collectively we are learning how adaptation can be undertaken. However, relaying to an organisation the importance of considering climate risk or adaptation in their roles is still a tough task – we are still learning how to teach.

There is so much information available about climate change adaptation, but many people haven’t seen it, or if they have seen it, they haven’t read it, or if they have read it, they can’t understand it. Loop and Co sees it as our role to delve through this information, capturing the best approaches and then presenting back to our clients – simplified, easily accessed, and fun.

In this presentation, we share our experience in engaging organisations on the adaptation journey. Through experiences with Victorian councils including; the City of Greater Geelong, the Gippsland region of councils, City of Melbourne and the Barwon South West region of councils, we have documented what we have learned about teaching adaptation Lessons learned through this experience include:

• Change the language – framing;
• Change the mode – websites, videos, games and workshopping;
• Association & relevance – drawing parallels to what they know; and
• Make it fun – always a winner.