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Planning Tools

Future scenarios and ecological risk assessments

Rising global demand for food offers a positive outlook for irrigators, with potential for higher commodity prices. However, producers face increasingly competitive and volatile markets, compounded by the global fnancial crisis. There are also looming shortages of water, as cities increase their demands, water is reallocated to improve the environment and flows are affected by climate change.

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Modernisation

Enhancing water supply systems

The redesign, refurbishment and automation of irrigation systems and their management is being driven by the need to: improve the water use efficiency of irrigation supply systems by reducing losses, so making more water available for additional irrigation or other uses, including the environment; improve the operational efficiency of irrigation supply systems through the rationalisation and automation of distribution, drainage and storage (more)...

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Irrigated farm businesses

Increasing the resilience

Irrigated farm businesses currently face a number of problems—reduced water allocations and river flows, increased climate variability, and economic pressures.

In order to remain profitable and increase the productivity of water supplies, urgent action is required.

Repair and replacement options for concrete lined irrigation channels

This package contains guidelines for repairing or replacing concrete lined irrigation channels.

To use, download the package and start by opening “Main_home.pdf”.

Adobe Acrobat is required to use this document.

The Australian Pork Industry: Understanding climate change impacts

This fact sheet discusses climate change and the associated impacts and opportunities for the Australian pork industry. It also includes a glossary of climate change-specific terminology.

Climate Change Update: On-farm bioenergy in the Pork Industry

This is a fact sheet discussing opportunities for the Australian pork industry in relation to bioenergy production.

An Agreement-based Approach to Customary Law Governance in Water Resource Management

Indigenous Law and cultural traditions remain strong and active in many parts of Australia. This project demonstrates a way for local Indigenous groups and other stakeholders to agree on the management of significant places and local issues with the aim of improving cultural and national heritage and Indigenous futures.

Irrigation Update 10

Modernisation of Irrigation Water Delivery Systems

This issue discusses the opportunities and challenges of upgrading irrigation water delivery infrastructure across Australia.

Climate change impacts on Australia’s rangeland livestock carrying capacity: A review of challenges

Final Report

This report reviews the current state of knowledge in terms of assessing the impacts of climate change on livestock carrying capacity (LCC) in Australian rangelands, particularly concentrating on northern Australia. The report is based on two previous publications (McKeon 2006, McKeon et al. 2009) and documents the importance of livestock carrying capacity as a driver of rangeland productivity and resource condition. We reviewed calculation procedures using climate (more)...