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01 Apr 2021

All NSW regions have successfully completed a process to understand some of the key climate change vulnerabilities in their regions.

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News
31 Mar 2021

Find out how to nominate your community's disaster-preparedness project for the NSW Government's Get Ready Community Award.

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News
01 Apr 2021

Three NSW councils have been awarded grants for projects to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.

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News
01 Apr 2021

A new group supports collaboration between NSW councils and state government staff to help understand and adapt to climate change.

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Content Page
10 Oct 2023

Learn how climate change is affecting NSW's weather and oceans – from higher temperatures and more extreme weather events to rising sea levels.

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Content Page
10 Oct 2023

How will climate change affect your local region? NSW is a large and varied landscape, so climate change will impact different regions in different ways. 

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Stories and Case Studies
15 Dec 2020

Find out how digital technologies can help farmers become more resilient to climate change and improve farm productivity.

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Content Page
10 Oct 2023

Many plants and animals cannot adapt quickly enough to climate change. In NSW, over 1000 plants, animals and ecological communities are at risk of extinction.

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Stories and Case Studies
22 Mar 2021

Living seawalls can help marine biodiversity and protect coastal areas from sea level rise. Creating 'natural' seawall surfaces provide habitat for marine life.

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Stories and Case Studies
01 Dec 2020

Urban wetland and water-sensitive urban design has helped the Parkes stormwater system adjust to changes in rainfall brought on by climate change.

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