The effect of climate change on surface water - CSIRO Land and Water

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Project context This Project Assessments <strong>of</strong> current and future water yields and demands Environmental impacts <strong>of</strong> alternate allocation regimes Socio-economic impacts <strong>of</strong> alternate allocation regimes Stakeholder and community consultation • <strong>The</strong> project is regional and does not address local issues • <strong>The</strong> project does not attempt to set new allocation limits • <strong>The</strong> results are scenarios based on assumptions about the future <strong>climate</strong>, land uses, abstraction levels and demands CSIRO South-West Western Australia Sustainable Yields Project – Surface water Water resource planning, management and investment
Location <strong>of</strong> the project area • All fresh, marginal and brackish surface water catchments between Gingin Brook and the Hay River • 38,800 km 2 <strong>of</strong> surface water catchments CSIRO South-West Western Australia Sustainable Yields Project – Surface water
Page 1 and 2: The effect
Page 3 and 4: Surface water team CSIRO • Richar
Page 5 and 6: Talk outline • Introduction • C
Page 7: Objectives • Project future quant
Page 11 and 12: Climate - annual averages, 1975 to
Page 13 and 14: Annual rainfalls have been even dri
Page 15 and 16: Scenarios • The
Page 17 and 18: Geographic scope • 13 surface wat
Page 19 and 20: Methods and Models CSIRO South-West
Page 21 and 22: Catchment representation Collie Bas
Page 23 and 24: Calibration results - examples Annu
Page 25 and 26: Calibration results Runof</
Page 27 and 28: Rainfall, runoff a
Page 29 and 30: Projected change i
Page 31 and 32: Projected changes
Page 33 and 34: Decline in streamflow in all basins
Page 35 and 36: Contributors Project Director Tom H

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