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Research activities

Kakadu Climate Change Case Study
A Kakadu Climate Change Case Study is being conducted as part of a series of national studies being funded by the Sustainable Tourism CRC - Sustainable Tourism CRC. The purpose of the study is to gauge the impact climate change is going to have on key tourist destinations around Australia, and formulate urgent strategies to cope with the effects of changing weather patterns and severe weather events resulting from climate change. Northern Territory participation in the Kakadu Case Study is through Charles Darwin University’s School for Social and Policy Research.

Australian Centre for Climate Change Adaptation
The Australian Centre for Climate Change Adaptation is currently undertaking an assessment of Australia’s coastal vulnerability to climate change. The main objective of the project is to support decision-makers in adapting to climate change through identifying coastal areas most at risk, assessing environmental and economic impacts on those areas and providing strategic direction in addressing current gaps in available data.

Charles Darwin University
The Charles Darwin University/Northern Territory Government Partnership Agreement provides for the economic and social development of the NT to be supported by a robust and resilient University working in partnership with government agencies and the wider community to contribute to education, research, policy development and program delivery.  The agreement will actively support and seek to develop research opportunities between the university and government on climate change.
Charles Darwin University's School for Environmental Research is currently conducting Livelihoods and Policy Research in the area of Climate Change and Scenario Modelling to examine the implications of climate change on social, economic and natural capital.

West Arnhem Land Fire Abatement Project
The West Arnhem Land Fire Abatement Project is a partnership between Darwin Liquefied Natural Gas (DLNG), the NT Government, the Northern Land Council and relevant Aboriginal Traditional Owners and Indigenous representative organisations, formed to implement strategic fire management across 28 000 km2 of Western Arnhem Land for the purposes of offsetting some of the greenhouse gas emissions from the Liquefied Natural Gas plant at Wickham Point in Darwin Harbour.

Mary River wetlands
Research into salt-water intrusion into the Mary River wetlands (pdf 3.5Mb) may provide insight into the impact of sea-level rise on the vast freshwater wetlands of Northern Australia.