VCCCAR undertakes a program of climate change adaptation research and thereby contributing to the development of appropriate strategies to implement effective adaptation measures.

In early 2009 the Victorian Government announced in the Our Environment Our Future Sustainability Action Statement the establishment of a Centre for Research Excellence in climate change adaptation and committed $5 million over 5 years for its operation.

The University of Melbourne manages VCCCAR on behalf of the partner universities. The VCCCAR Director is Professor Rod Keenan, former Head of the Department of Forest and Ecosystem Science, Melbourne School of Land and Environment.

The Centre is an initial partnership between Melbourne, Latrobe, Monash and RMIT Universities but VCCCAR looks forward to expanding its membership and providing funding and other collaborative opportunities for participation by researchers from all Victorian universities. The Centre research program will involve multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional research teams to address priorities identified by the Victorian Government. It will also sponsor regional think-tanks, stage an annual forum and support a visiting fellowship program.

More information about VCCCAR's governance, research program, events and linkages can be found by relevant links within the centre's website.