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Programs and initiatives

The Department for Environment and Water (DEW) plays a role in helping South Australia prepare for a changing climate and is responsible for state-wide policy, related programs and the administration of climate change legislation.

One of our priorities is to ensure that the impacts of climate change are considered in the development of public policy across government.

Find out more:

Directions for a Climate Smart South Australia
Government Climate Change Strategy and Blue Carbon Strategy
SA climate change legislation
Managing South Australia’s coasts
Premier’s Climate Change Council
Building Upgrade Finance
Adapting to climate change
Carbon farming
Sector Agreements
Carbon Neutral Adelaide
National and International engagement

Acknowledgement of Country

The Department for Environment and Water acknowledges Aboriginal people as the First Peoples and Nations of the lands and waters we live and work upon and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge and respect the deep spiritual connection and the relationship that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have to Country.

The Department works in partnership with the First Peoples of South Australia and supports their Nations to take a leading role in caring for their Country.