This case study describes the process used by the Australian Department of Defence to undertake climate risk assessments and adaptation planning at some of its coastal sites. It shows how an Australian government agency is taking into account the impacts of climate change on its assets and planning to adapt. The approach included the development of a Site Assessment Methodology and Framework (SAMF), which focusses on the assessment of risk for existing assets including the following steps:

1. Establish risk context
2. Identify risks
3. Assess risks
4. Evaluate risks
5. Develop a list of possible risk treatment
6. Communicate risks.

The application of the SAMF methodology is described through two examples: RAAF Base Townsville and the Horn and Yorke Islands facilities.