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Climate Change Research and Development Strategies
The National Agriculture and Climate Change Action Plan provides the overarching framework for climate change policy for Australian governments and the agricultural sector. Research and development is the third of the four strategies and actions in the Action Plan which will:
- develop opportunities, tools and knowledge to enhance decision-making by farmers, natural resource managers and government decision makers (Refer to Action Plan Strategy 3.1 and 3.2
PDF [1.2mb]) - benefit the Australian environment and economy from R&D that maximises the multiple benefits of managing greenhouse gas mitigation (Refer to Action Plan Strategy 3.2 PDF [1.2mb])
- enable Agriculture to better meet the challenges of climate change from Research and Development Corporations, industry and research providers that utilise a participatory approach to R&D (Refer to Action Plan Strategy 3.3 PDF [1.2mb])
- contribute to the need to maintain and enhance the collection of accurate physical, economic and social data (Refer to Action Plan Strategy 3.4 PDF [1.2mb])
- will enable the development of models that predict the impacts on agriculture of climate change (Refer to Action Plan Strategy 3.5 PDF [1.2mb]).
Climate change and increased climate variability will present a number of challenges for agriculture and natural resource management in Australia over the next 30 to 50 years. As such, farmers and natural resource managers will need to make decisions that increase resilience, allow for adaptation and seek multiple benefits of mitigating greenhouse gases. This requires research and development that promotes innovation in science, tools development and policy development. Additionally, research and development must address climate change as a component of future business and natural resource management risks facing agriculture, and recognise adaptation measures undertaken in response to past climate variability. This will require a whole systems approach to problem solving.
Climate Change Research and Development
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Land and Water Australia includes within its research programs The Managing Climate Variability Program, which was created to focus research investment on important issues of climate variability and climate risk management for agriculture and natural resource management.
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BRS MLA Spatial Toolsets: a new and intuitive web tool for managing climate risk for agricultural production
PDF [1.7mb] – Greg Laughlin | March 2006
