Climate Change

Climate change has potential to impact on the dairy industry's production and sustainability because of:

• higher mean temperatures, with possible increases in extreme high temperatures;
• changed rainfall patterns (either increased or decreased), with possible increases in rainfall variability and intensity;
• changed irrigation water availability, and
• increased CO₂ concentrations;

In response to increased industry concern about climate change, Dairying for Tomorrow has developed programs and products to build industry understanding and capacity to adapt to changed climatic conditions and associated regulatory changes such as the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme.

Preliminary products:

-A report prepared by CSIRO on Climate change in Australian dairy regions.

-Regional climate change fact sheets which outline the possible impacts and opportunities associated with climate change and potential adaptation strategies: 

• Climate change – Gippsland
• Climate change – Western Victoria
• Climate change – Northern Victoria and southern NSW
• Climate change – North East Victoria
• Climate change – NSW
• Climate change – Sub-tropical Dairy
• Climate change – South –east South Australia
• Climate change – Central South Australia
• Climate change – Tasmania
• Climate change – Western Australia

 Also see Reports section under Publications for these documents on this website: