National Climate Resilience and Adaptation Strategy 2021 – 2025.

The purpose of National Climate Resilience and Adaptation Strategy 2021 – 2025 is to set out what the Australian Government will do to support efforts across all levels of government, business and the community, to better anticipate, manage and adapt to the impacts of climate change.
The Strategy complements existing work underway on disaster risk reduction and the adaptation response that proposes operates across four interdependent domains outlined in a diagram at page 11. The Domains are: 1) Natural (the landscapes, seascapes, ecosystems, agricultural lands, and diverse plant and animal life within Australia and its ocean territory); 2) Built (Human-made surroundings, structures and any supporting infrastructure created using material, spatial and human resources to facilitate life, health, work and play); 3) Social (people, their communities, their culture, institutions, support systems and their interactions); and 3) Economic (the production and consumption of goods, productivity, financial systems, and the economy).
The Strategy details three objectives to enable more effective adaptation across Australia: 1) Drive investment and action through collaboration; 2) Improve climate information and services; 3) Assess progress and improve over time. Actions to achieve those objectives are: Provide enhanced national leadership and coordination; Partner with governments, businesses and communities to act and invest; Deliver coordinated climate information and services to more users; Continue to deliver world class climate science that informs successful adaptation; Deliver national assessments of climate impacts and adaptation progress; Monitor and independently evaluate progress over time.
The Strategy establishes an ongoing cycle of national assessments, targeted action, monitoring and review, to support learning and strengthen the national adaptation response over time in line with the Australian government's commitments under the Paris Agreement. The Strategy also extends to engaging internationally on adaptation and helping regional partners and its delivery is expected to be done collaboratively with state, territory and local governments, industry and local communities.