National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) of Australia is seeking proposals for research on contribution of indigenous communities to Australia’s adaptation response to climate change, the resilience and vulnerability of Indigenous communities to climate change, and the knowledge needs of Indigenous communities for effective adaptation.
Up to $2 million is available to fund research to address six high priority research topics in the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Plan (NARP): Indigenous Communities, developed by the NCCARF.
High Priority Research Topics from the Indigenous Communities NARP
In the area of Identifying climate risks and the implications of climate change for Indigenous populations:
Topic 1: Understanding how interactions between social, cultural, institutional, economic and biophysical processes make Indigenous individuals, households, communities, businesses, and institutions sensitive to climate risks, and the identification and evaluation of strategies to reduce this sensitivity.
In the area of Identifying Indigenous vulnerability and adaptive capacity
Topic 4: Understanding how and why different Indigenous households, communities, businesses and institutions are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, and the identification of strategies to reduce this vulnerability.
Topic 5: Understanding the capacity of Indigenous individuals, households, businesses, and institutions to adapt to climate change, and the identification of strategies to enhance this capacity.
In the area of Extreme weather events emergency management
Topic 8: Understanding the capacity of Indigenous individuals, households, communities and institutions to prepare for, respond to, and recover from extreme weather events, and the identification of strategies to enhance adaptive capacity.
In the area of Indigenous population movement, displacement, community relocation and severe climatic variation
Topic 9: Understanding the relationship between Indigenous population movement and severe climate variation.
In the area of Climate change adaptation and Indigenous biodiversity management
Topic 11: Understanding how the use of marine, terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity resources by Indigenous peoples and groups will be affected by climate change.
Who can apply?
Proposals will be accepted from public or private research institutions and consortia of researchers. The submissions will be considered from all interested parties regardless of any participation in or affiliation with the NCCARF and/or any of the Adaptation Research Networks.
Last date for submission of proposals is October 28, 2011
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