Western Australia is one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change in the developed world. The state is already experiencing climate change impacts - and further substantial impacts are inevitable.

The Western Australian Government is rising to the challenge through innovative and collaborative action and is committed to leading the Western Australian response to climate change. 

The State Government established the Office of Climate Change in May 2007 to coordinate a whole of government response to the twin challenges of climate change adaptation and mitigation. Now re-named, the Climate Change Unit is located within the Department of Environment and Conservation and is responsible for the whole of State Government coordination of policy and strategy regarding the economic, environmental and social impacts of climate change.