Barriers to effective climate change adaptation
Public inquiry
This inquiry has concluded. The final report was sent to Government on 20 September 2012 and released on 14 March 2013.
The Productivity Commission invited interested parties to register their interest in an inquiry into regulatory and policy barriers to effective climate change adaptation.
In undertaking the inquiry, the Commission identified specific barriers that inhibit effective adaptation to unavoidable climate change, and high priority options for addressing those barriers.
The Commission was to:
- examine the costs and benefits of the options to address those barriers where it is feasible to do so, including a 'no change' (maintaining the status quo) option
- assess the role of markets (including insurance markets) and non-market mechanisms in facilitating adaptation, and the appropriateness of government intervention.
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Please note: The draft report is for research purposes only. For final outcomes of this inquiry refer to the inquiry report.
Key documents
Inquiry report
The report of the public inquiry into Barriers to Effective Climate Change Adaptation was release on 14 March 2013.
Submissions
Submissions received for the Barriers to Effective Climate Change Adaptation public inquiry.
Public hearings
Details of public hearings for the inquiry into Barriers to Effective Climate Change Adaptation.