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One project will explore culturally specific responses to climate distress in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. The second project will map social networks in climate adaptation projects to assess who benefits and who is left behind.

The Sydney Environment Institute (SEI) has urged the government to rethink the proposed National Volunteer Incentive Scheme, also known as the "Climate Army," advocating instead for a place-based approach that prioritises local knowledge holders and existing community networks.

Historically, climate governance has been characterised by fixed rules, slow-moving institutions and incremental progress. But what if success depends not on targets and rules, but on intensive collaboration and bold experimentation? What if we need to take more risks, build policy and governance frameworks that can learn and adapt in real time and thrive in uncertain environments?