Projects
Sustainable Development Goals
Griffith University is aligned with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and is committed to contributing to a sustainable future, protecting our planet’s ecosystems, and ensuring a liveable environment for present and future generations.
Climate ready Australia 2030
This is the Climate Ready Initiative’s flagship project. Climate Ready Australia 2030 will bring together partners from across society to develop the shared agenda, investment plan and national capability needed to drive climate action in Australia.
Zero emission aviation in Far North Queensland
Working with Skytrans Airlines and Stralis Aircraft, this project examines the options for progressing zero emission aviation in Far North Queensland and mitigating climate risk. This includes investigation of the cost effectiveness of alternative aircraft energy and fuel solutions, and examination of the practical considerations and requirements for transformation.
Qld Transport and Main Roads agency-wide climate change risk assessment and management project
Worked as a critical friend with the Qld Transport and Main Roads Agency (TMR) to provide expert advice to assist TMR to improve its assessment and management of climate change risk through all stages of projects from scoping and procurement to delivery.
Indigenous local government climate change resources
In collaboration with Yarrabah and Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Councils and their communities we co-created a podcast and poster telling the story of climate change in their country through the observations and voices of their communities. The locally used resources raise awareness of climate change impacts and actions.
Qld government climate ready program
This three-year program is strengthening institutional climate risk management within the Qld Government by supporting the implementation of the adaptation action plan - Managing Climate Risk: Actions for Queensland Government. The plan aims for a whole-of-government climate risk management approach to policies and processes, investments, services and actions.
Policy guidance briefs on barriers to climate change adaptation in regional Victoria
Collaboration with Victorian Government to provide guidance and recommendations on adaptation policy and implementation for regional communities and local governments in Victoria. Covers a range of factors including adaptive capacity and socio-cultural and other barriers to action in communities and regions faced with significance transitions due to climate change impacts.
Climate risk management for Queensland local government
This project includes the development of a high-level evaluative framework that Building Queensland can use to integrate climate risk into their current infrastructure evaluation and business case development processes.
Asia Pacific climate change data and projections consortium
Worked with the Asian Development Bank and CSIRO to develop a regional consortium, data centre and knowledge products for supporting climate change investments. This involved working with three partner countries in Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines to scope, design and deliver the consortium.
Pacific iCLIM project
Pacific iCLIM supports climate change resilience and adaptation planning in the Pacific by improving the discoverability, storage, access, and utilisation of climate change data and information. Since 2014 Griffith University has worked alongside SPREP to assist its Pacific island member states to access and share data and information via the Pacific Climate Change Portal.
Evaluation of climate change impacts in Qld government infrastructure proposals
This project includes the development of a high-level evaluative framework that Building Queensland can use to integrate climate risk into their current infrastructure evaluation and business case development processes.
Climate related financial disclosures in the public sector
Together with EY we produced a report examining the application of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) to the public sector.
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