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CENTRAL AUSTRALIA
Information and resources for climate change adaptation in Central Australia is provided below.
Central Australia is likely to experience the following climate change impacts:
- Central Australia is expected to become warmer with more hot days and less cold nights. The average number of days over 35°C in Alice Springs could grow from the current 89 to 96-125 days a year by 2030 and the number of cold days below 0°C could fall from 16 to 5-13 days.
- An increase in population and temperatures will likely see a rise in heat-related illness and death for those over 65, as well as vector-borne, water-borne and food-borne disease. A 10 percent increase in annual diarrhoeal admissions of Aboriginal children is likely by 2050 assuming no change in other circumstances.
- These health issues may increase pressure on medical and hospital services.
Growth in peak summer energy demand, due to air-conditioning use, may increase the risk of blackouts.- Urban water security may be threatened by increases in demand and reductions in water supply.
- A decline in annual rainfall and higher evaporation would likely reduce run-off to rivers and see a tendency for more frequent and severe droughts.
- Increases in extreme storm events are expected to cause more flash flooding, affect infrastructure including water, sewerage and stormwater, transport and communications and this may challenge emergency services.
- Centres dependent upon vulnerable industries such as tourism may be adversely affected during the warmer months.
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Climate Change Scenarios for Initial Assessment of Risk in Accordance with Risk Management Guidance
www.climatechange.gov.au/impacts/publications/risk-scenarios.html
This report provides regional climate change scenarios for Central Australia for use in the initial assessment of risks as recommended by the Australian Government. These scenarios have been prepared by CSIRO.
Case Studies
If you would like to see your Local Government success story presented here, please send your case studies to Melanie Bainbridge at mbainbridge@walga.asn.au
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