talk of buyouts after floods shows need to get serious about climate adaptation
- Written by Tayanah O'Donnell, Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University
Australians are reeling from climate change impacts including more frequent and severe disasters – floods, droughts, searing heat and fires. These complex disasters are fuelling calls for managed retreats and debates about buying out at-risk properties.
Buyouts involve governments paying compensation or compulsorily acquiring land to manage...





