Communities, businesses and governments at all levels need to manage their climate risks. However, selecting climate information to assess risks and develop adaptation options is often a hurdle to making adaptation decisions.

The Commonwealth Science and Industry Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the Department of the Environment have teamed up to address this need by developing guidance on selecting climate information that is most appropriate for the specific circumstances of decision-makers.

‘Navigating climate information for adaptation planning’ is an online guide that helps users select climate information depending on the scope of their adaptation planning, the step in adaptation planning they are completing, the climate variable of interest, the lifetime of their decision and their risk tolerance. It draws heavily on the 2015 regional climate change projections, available at the Climate Change in Australia website.

The guide will be made available in the first half of 2016 on the Climate Change in Australia website. We are hoping that many organisations will help us trial the guide to ensure the provision of clear and relevant adaptation information into the future.