Developing and delivering improved climate change projections for Australia

PROJECT 5.3: Regional climate change projections science and delivery

To make informed decisions about managing current and future climate risks, decision makers across government, industry and business require access to credible, up-to-date, useable and relevant information on future changes to our climate.

We’re enhancing the functionality of the current suite of national climate change projections for existing and new users, including new analysis and communication products and updates to tools and guidance materials. The useability of the current projections will be supported through the provision of enhanced training and outreach activities, and tailored information and datasets to meet the needs of decision makers and stakeholders. This will ensure users are better able to integrate climate change projections into their decision-making processes, leading to enhanced climate-resilience and sustainable development across Australia.

We’re also building the underpinning projections science and modelling capability required for a future major release of new national projections. This includes applying new methods and addressing knowledge gaps to advance the science and modelling capability for the future next-generation of climate change projections for Australia.

We will also facilitate and contribute to the coordination and development of plans for the delivery of a future major release of national climate change projections, bringing together key research agencies, funders and users to ensure future national projections are salient, relevant and accessible.

For more information

Dr Michael Grose, CSIRO

 

This project is contributing to the following climate challenges:

Hydroclimate and water resources.

HYDROCLIMATE AND WATER RESOURCES
The regional projections delivered in this project will provide water managers with access to a range of web tools, data, guidance material and training to support decision making.

Food security, ecosystems and NRM.

FOOD SECURITY, ECOSYSTEMS AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Primary producers, conservation managers and natural resource managers will make better-informed management decisions using the regional projections developed in this project.

Extremes and disaster risk management.

EXTREMES AND DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT
As a result of work undertaken in this project, disaster risk managers will have better access to a range of web tools, data, guidance material, case studies and training to support decision making. Where possible, uncertainties will be constrained.
Project publications and papers
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  • Improving accessibility of regional climate projections

    We’ve improved confidence in projections, particularly rainfall projections; run targeted workshops, presentations and training to better identify user needs and help stakeholders access climate change information; and produced more targeted projection products for stakeholders to use in decision-making.