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Managing Climate Variability Projects

Assessing and managing heat stress in cereals

Project will investigate the meteorology and climatology of heat events in the southern grain growing region. Key output will be an information package to assist farmers to assess and manages the risks of heat stress. Key outcome will be improved predictive capacity in APSIM of plant response to temperature.

Australia’s Regional Climate Drivers

Final report included maps of driver influence, case studies of synoptic decomposition (SE and SW Australia) and explanation of climate anomalies (2006), and an excellent assessment of future research directions. Next Steps: Principle Investigator’s project summary to be used to guide investment by MCV 2 in furthering regionally specific seasonal forecasting – particularly for current seasonal (more)...

Building Effective Climate Risk Management in the WA Grainbelt

Project workshops and extension work provided a good precursor for many producers attending the Masters of Climate workshops. Strong involvement of agribusiness in delivering project to farmers gave a well-integrated perspective of the role of climate risk management in farm enterprises. Next Steps: Project was aimed at fostering increased State agency investment in CRM and extension. So far there has not yet been a shift in resourcing in (more)...

Climate Change and Variability: Assessing regional impacts of sugar cane production

This task is to determine how best the sugarcane industry in the Mackay Whitsunday region can meet the sustainability challenge of increasingly extreme events as are predicted to occur with Australia’s changing climate. In particular, will the current best practices be sufficient to keep downstream water quality impacts within the targets required for Great Barrier Reef water quality.

Critical thresholds (tipping points) and climate change impacts/adaptation in horticulture

Project aims to determine critical temperature thresholds of significance to key horticultural crops, how climate change will impact on these commodities and regions, and suggest adaptation options for specific commodities and regions.

Enabling NRM Decision-Makers to Make Better Use of Climate Science

This project assisted the researchers and their selected clients in understanding how various decisions are made, using a framework based on Real Options – providing for these participants insights into how more strategic decisions might be made and the processes involved in these decisions. Next Steps: Project resulted in better understanding of decision making process, but little potential for adoption or ongoing work in this area. Decision making processes will evolve (more)...

Extremes, climate modes and reanalysis-based approaches to agricultural resilience

This project constructs agri-meteorological time-series for various Australian locations and end-users via reanalysis of historical databases. Output will facilitate seasonal forecasts of extreme events and, via other sector models, the potential impacts on agricultural operations and adaptation strategies.

Growing Capacity in Seasonal Climate Risk Management in South-East Australia

Project focused on extension and adoption of climate risk management technologies. Recent survey results suggest the project’s online magazine The Break is highly regarded by subscribers and has had a positive impact on grower knowledge of climate and risk management issues. Project spearheaded an awakening within the Vic Govt of the need for CRM extension services for agribusiness and farmers. Has raised awareness amongst farmers and agribusiness of the (more)...

Improved Seasonal Climate Forecast Information on the Internet

The project objective is delivery of a ‘one-stop shop’ component website within BoM of seasonal forecasting information. The team has developed an interactive map of climate drivers, available on the WATL website, which has been well-received. Other key products developed include rainfall ranges plots and an ENSO wrap up – both available on WATL. Project proved very productive, with significant steps forward (more)...

Improving Forecast Accuracy, especially with Improved Ocean Initialisation

This project aims to address the difference in skill of forecasting sea surface temperatures between the tropical Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. It is especially aimed at improving predictive skill of conditions in the Indian Ocean and ultimately the predictive skill of regional climate for western, southern and eastern Australia.