Travel Scholarship: Australian Cotton Conference 2018 ;Interdecadal Climate Variability and Climate Change Impacts on Australian Rainfall
Abstract
Dr Ben Henley of the University of Melbourne was invited to present and participate as a panel member in the Australian Cotton Conference Cotton Conference "Climate Session presentation and Panel Discussion". His presentation topic "Interdecadal climate variability and climate change" and he also attended the CottonInfo Teams stand to meet the industry stakeholders and growers.
His presentation covered the following: Impacts on Australian rainfall of multi-year wet and dry cycles in cotton areas resulting in improved climate risk management.Major farming and water supply investments tied to multi-year drought risk
• Climate risk affected by both natural variability and climate change
• Need to better understand the risk of multi-year to multi-decadal rainfall deficits
• Palaeoclimate data can help fill a crucial knowledge gap
• Our research aims to bridge climate research and practice: snapshot today!
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- 2019 Final Reports
CRDC Final Reports submitted 2019