This book pulls together evidence and experience about what we need to do in local communities to support and protect the people most vulnerable to the current impacts of climate change in Australia. It will assist community based health and social services organizations to adapt to the current impacts of climate change in Australia.

The authors examine two key questions: What problems is climate change currently creating for communities, service users and health and social service organizations in local communities? What is it that organizations should do about them? To answer...