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Australian horticulture’s response to climate change and climate variability

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The first component of this project has focused on understanding how to improve the management of climate variability from a horticulture perspective, with an emphasis on temperature variability. This project has also sought to commence answering the question – “What are the impacts of climate change on selected horticultural regions and production systems in those regions, and what adaptation strategies will be useful in addressing these impacts?” For individual growers in these selected regions, outcomes of this work can start to answer the question – “What does climate change mean for my farm and business?”

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CSIRO Climate Change Report 2011

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This book seeks to provide a bridge from the peer-reviewed scientific literature to a broader audience of society while providing the depth of science that the complex issue demands and deserves. The chapters cover what we have already observed in the global and Australian climate; how greenhouse gases affect climate; our modelling of the future; how we might adapt to and prepare for climate change and how we might mitigate to reduce greenhouse emissions. These aspects are all important as we seek a comprehensive response to climate change.

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An Economic Analysis of GRDC Investment in the Managing Climate Variability Program

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This economic evaluation refers to the investment in the Managing Climate Variability Program (MCVP) Phases II and III. The aim of the program is to help primary industries and natural resource managers manage the risks and exploit the opportunities afforded by Australita’s variable and changing climate by:

  • improving forecasting accuracy, lead-time and ease of use,
  • providing tools and services for managing climate risk, and
  •  increasing adoption of climate risk management.

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