Chapter 5
A national climate change strategy to assist the Australian agricultural
sector adapt to climate change
Introduction
5.1
The committee received many submissions in support of a coordinated
national strategy to assist the Australian agricultural industry to adapt to
climate change. For example, the Primary Industries and Natural Resources
Curriculum Centre said such a strategy is 'critical'.[1]
5.2
The Bureau of Meteorology emphasised the need for the development of
regional strategies along side a national strategy:
It is clear that climate change will have an Australia-wide
impact, and hence this requires both national and regional strategies for long
and short term adaptation. Such strategies must prioritise the basic underlying
data, information and associated tools, which can most effectively be developed
and/or maintained at a national level but may also be applied on a national or
regional basis.[2]
5.3
Some submissions emphasised the need for national strategies in relation
to particular aspects of adaptation by the agricultural sector. For example,
the Primary Industries and Natural Resources Curriculum Centre, TAFE, NSW
outlined a broad range of educational initiatives that should be incorporated
into a national strategy. These include expansion of the Australian Sustainable
Schools Initiative, development of specific education programs to assist
primary producers to cope with climate change, and promotion of women's
networks like the Tarcutta 'Desperate Farm Wives' to support educational
initiatives.[3]
5.4
This chapter starts with an outline of the current strategies and future
initiatives to help the Australian agricultural sector to adapt to climate
change. The discussion then details some of the suggestions in submissions and
evidence about what needs to be included in a national strategy.
Current initiatives
5.5
The joint submission of Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and
Forestry (DAFF) and the Department of Climate Change (DCC) states that 'there
would appear to be a strong case for developing a comprehensive long-term
climate change strategy for agriculture'.[4]
5.6
The DAFF/DCC submission went on to detail the outcomes of the Primary
Industry Ministerial Forum, in February 2008, where:
...Ministers made a commitment to progress work on emissions
management and adaptation and to coordinate research and development activity
across jurisdictions. The need to understand and take into account the likely
social impacts of climate change on rural and regional Australia was also
acknowledged.[5]
5.7
The DAFF/DCC submission noted that DAFF, in conjunction with DCC, will
develop a national climate change strategy for agriculture. This will be done
in consultation with the agriculture sector, other Commonwealth agencies and
the states and territories to bringing about a coordinated and comprehensive
approach to helping the sector prepare for the challenges of climate change.[6]
5.8
The DAFF/DCC submission then when to on outline what it describes
as the 'guiding principles for a national strategy':
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improved quality of information;
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management of greenhouse gas emissions;
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adapting to the impacts of climate change; and
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coordination of activity and dissemination of information.[7]
5.9
The next section of the report outlines the current initiatives that DAFF/DCC
identified as being part of a national strategy to assist the Australian
agricultural sector to adapt to climate change.
Australian Climate Change Science
Program
5.10
The Australian Climate Change Science Program is administered by DCC. It
aims to:
...improve our understanding of the causes, nature, timing and
consequences of climate change so that industry, community and government
decisions can be better informed.[8]
5.11
The Australian Climate Change Science Program addresses six key themes:
understanding the key drivers for climate change in Australia; improved climate
modelling systems; climate change, climate variability and extreme events;
regional climate change projections; international research collaboration; and
communications.
5.12
The program is conducted in partnership with leading scientific agencies,
most notably CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology.[9]
Greenhouse Action in Regional Australia
5.13
The Greenhouse Action in Regional Australia (GARA) program was
established in 2004, and the DCC is the lead agency. The GARA program has
facilitated strategic climate research to build the capacity of the agriculture
and land management sectors to manage greenhouse gas emissions and respond to
climate change. Research areas include livestock and emissions from soils,
emissions from savannas and forests, and climate change responses in farming
systems and natural resource management.[10]
Managing Climate Variability
Program
5.14
The Managing Climate Variability Program (MCVP) program aims to enhance
adaptation responses to a variable climate:
The program's top priority is to provide more accurate and
reliable climate information forecasts and tools to enable farmers and natural
resource managers to reduce their exposure to risk from climate change.[11]
5.15
According to the DAFF/DCC submission the Australian Climate Change Science
Program, GARA and MCVP will provide a 'solid foundation' in addressing the
first key principle of the climate change strategy for agriculture – improved
quality of information. The work of these programs will also provide valuable
inputs to address the third key principle of a national strategy – adapting to
the impacts of climate change.[12]
National Climate Change Adaptation
Framework
5.16
The National Climate Change Adaptation Framework (the Framework)
includes actions across all jurisdictions to assist sectors that are vulnerable
to climate change including agriculture, biodiversity, forestry, coastal and
water resources. The Framework was endorsed by the Council of Australian
Governments (COAG) in April 2007. In December 2007, COAG agreed to accelerate
the implementation of the Framework.[13]
5.17
The Framework will guide action by jurisdictions over the next five to
seven years to:
-
support decision-makers with practical guides and tools to assist
in managing climate change impacts;
-
establish a new centre for climate change adaptation to provide
decision-makers with robust and relevant information on climate change impacts,
vulnerability and adaptation options;
-
provide, for the first time, climate change projections and
regional scenarios at scales relevant to decision-makers;
-
generate the knowledge to understand and manage climate change
risks to water resources, biodiversity, coasts, agriculture, fisheries,
forestry, human health, tourism, settlements and infrastructure;
-
work with stakeholders in key sectors to commence developing
practical strategies to manage the risks of climate change impacts; and
-
assess the implications of climate change and possible
adaptations for important regions such as the Murray-Darling Basin, south-west Western
Australia, the tropical north, and the drying regions of eastern Australia.[14]
5.18
The DAFF/DCC submission states that the Australian Government has
committed $170 million to the implementation of the Framework. That commitment
includes the establishment of a Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility at Griffith
University and the establishment of a new CSIRO Flagship on Climate Change
Adaptation.[15]
Representatives of the DCC provided the committee with information on the
progress of the Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility at Griffith University.[16]
National Agriculture and Climate
Change Action Plan 2006-2009
5.19
Most of the information provided to the committee in relation to the
progress of the Framework related to the National Agriculture and Climate
Change Action Plan (NACCAP) 2006-2009. NACCAP was
endorsed by the Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council in April 2006
and by COAG in March 2007. NACCAP is an agreement of Australian Governments
to:
...develop a coordinated framework for climate change policy in
agriculture to contribute to the development of a sustainable, competitive and
profitable Australian agricultural sector into the future. It will provide
Australian, state and territory governments and research and development
(R&D) organisations with a practical tool to develop effective and
efficient policies to overcome the challenges imposed by climate change.[17]
5.20
NACCAP identifies four key areas to manage the multiple risks to
sustainable agriculture during a period of changing climate:
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adaptation strategies to build resilience into agricultural
systems;
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mitigation strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions;
-
research and development to enhance
the agricultural sector's capacity to respond to climate change; and
-
awareness and communication to inform decision-making by primary
producers and rural communities.[18]
5.21
The DAFF/DCC submission states that during 2007-08 the Australian Government
awarded $5 million to implement 19 projects funded under NACCAP:
All projects funded involve a close partnership with
landholders, industry organisations and research providers and focus on areas
where climate change management is a priority issue for farmers.[19]
5.22
One example of a project funded under the NACCAP is the Methane to
Markets program, which aims to lower agricultural emissions by capturing
and using methane for energy generation. NACCAP also funds projects to commence
development of Climate Change Action Plans for the forestry and fisheries
sector.[20]
5.23
In relation to the progress of the NACCAP, the DAFF/DCC submission
states that a current review of NACCAP has identified 142 actions underway or
completed across jurisdictions, with the main emphasis on adaptation. The
submission goes on to note:
While there has been a large number of actions undertaken
consistent with NACCAP, there is evidence of a need for better coordination of
actions across jurisdictions, and a need for a more strategic effort for
targeting research efforts and improved communication.[21]
5.24
The DAFF/DCC submission also notes that the Australian Government
recently committed to fast tracking the implementation of NACCAP to help
Australian agriculture better manage climate change.[22]
National Climate Change Research
Strategy for Primary Industries
5.25
The National Climate Change Research Strategy for Primary Industries
(CCRSPI) is a joint initiative of the Rural Research and Development
Corporations, federal, state and territory governments, and the CSIRO. CCRSPI
is managed by Land & Water Australia.
5.26
Dr Michael Robinson, Executive Director of Land & Water Australia,
and Chair of the Joint Strategy Team for CCRSPI, explained to the committee the
aims of the project:
The initiative looked at what exactly were the national and
collaborative research needs of primary industries, including development and
adoption – this is not just about the pure research end – including both the
direct and indirect impact of climate change; that is also the biophysical,
social and economic. We also undertook to look at mapping existing and
developing research activity in this space, to look at the short- and longer
term research priorities and to see where the collaborative coordination
opportunities exist around Australia for this existing and new research. We
then wanted to develop implementation options for making this happen in order
to have a truly national coordinated and collaborative research effort in
response to climate change.[23]
5.27
CCRSPI's initial report has identified six priority research areas for
collaborative research, development and extension across industry and
government:
-
understanding future climates – need for better information about
future climate and climate variability at seasonal timescales;
-
managing emissions – need for an understanding of primary
production life-cycles and processes to reduce and offset emissions;
-
preparing industries – adaptation – need to adapt and respond to
climate change to maintain productive, profitable and sustainable systems;
-
accessing information – need for access to clear, relevant and
factual information that is nationally consistent, but regionally and
sectorally specific;
-
facilitating change – through capacity and capability
development; and
-
linking decision makers – encouraging dialogue between
researchers, policy makers and primary producers to align research priorities,
policy development and industry responses.
5.28
The initial CCRSPI report also outlines existing research activity and
major gaps in knowledge.[24]
5.29
The DAFF/DCC submission states that CCRSPI will 'provide guidance on
setting climate change research priorities for agriculture under Australia's
Farming Future ... and the COAG National Climate Change Adaptation Framework'.[25]
5.30
The committee notes the evidence of Mr Kevin Goss of the Future Farm
Industries Cooperative Research Centre in relation to the challenges that face
CCRSPI:
There are some risks to it, and the risks are non-engagement by
some parties. I should also say that, right now, CCRSPI requires very strong
leadership from the Commonwealth agencies and also a strong coordinated
leadership by them – that is, coming together and providing that leadership.[26]
5.31
Despite these concerns, Mr Goss also stated that 'it is the best thing
going' and he believes that it is the foundation for an ongoing research and
development strategy.[27]
Centre for Australian Weather and
Climate Research
5.32
The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) and CSIRO are jointly developing world
class climate models and related technologies through the Centre for Australian
Weather and Climate Research.[28]
5.33
The DAFF/DCC submission gave the following summary of the work of the
Centre:
The Centre will provide seasonal weather/climate forecasts,
support impact and adaptation research, enhance prediction of extreme weather/climate
events and provide superior research capability for determining accurate water
budgets for different systems (taking into account temperature, precipitation,
soil moisture, runoff, evaporation and streamflows).[29]
5.34
The committee also received evidence about other joint CSIRO and BoM
projects, such as the Australian Community Climate and Earth Systems Simulator
(ACCESS) which is being developed to improve capacity to study and project
climate in our region. The committee also notes that BoM has developed a suite
of tools designed to provide climate information and assist farmers to manage
climate risk.[30]
Other initiatives
5.35
The DAFF/DCC submission also notes some initiatives which have resulted
from cooperative efforts between jurisdictions:
-
the commissioning by the Natural Resource Management Ministerial
Council of an assessment of the vulnerability to climate change of Australian
agriculture and regions dependent on agriculture, which is due to be completed
in 2008; and
-
a cross-jurisdictional Emission Intensity Benchmarking Working
group, established by the Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council.
Emissions intensity benchmarking is a systematic approach to enable landholders
to understand the effects of different management practices on greenhouse gas
emissions, and to provide guidance on implementing improved practice leading to
reduced emissions intensity. This Working group will 'explore the next steps in
implementation of emissions intensity benchmarking'.[31]
5.36
The DAFF/DCC submission also noted two tools, the National Carbon
Accounting System (NCAS) and the National Carbon Accounting Toolbox (NCAT),
which have been developed to assist with the carbon accounting in relation to
land use:
Ongoing development of NCAS and NCAT is focused on improving the
capabilities of the system to account for non-carbon dioxide emissions such as
methane and nitrous oxide from land-based activities. NCAT is also being
further developed to improve its usability and provide low-cost project level
greenhouse gas accounts.[32]
Awareness of current initiatives
5.37
The committee was interested to find out how much was known about all
the current initiatives outlined above by those in the agricultural sector, and
more generally in the community.
5.38
CCRSPI was the most widely recognised of the initiatives, with a number
of submitters and witnesses supportive of, and in some cases participating in,
the process.[33]
5.39
Aside from CCRSPI, there appeared to be very little awareness by those
in the agricultural sector of the initiatives that the DAFF/DCC submission
described, although there is recognition within governments and scientific
organisations of many of the initiatives. For example, the Bureau of
Meteorology submission referred to the establishment of the Centre for
Australian Weather and Climate Research, and noted that this facility needed to
be supported by DCC through the Australian Climate Change Science Program and
the National Climate Change Adaptation Framework.[34]
Land & Water Australia referred to its involvement in the Managing
Climate Variability Program.[35]
The Queensland Government stated that it is in the process of implementing its
ClimateSmart Adaptation Plan (2007–12), which specifically includes primary
industries and supports the National Agriculture and Climate Change Action Plan
2006–2009.[36]
Future initiatives
5.40
The DAFF/DCC submission also referred to three future initiatives for
addressing the gaps in the strategy, namely: Australia's Farming Future; the
COAG Working Group on Climate Change and Water; and the potential future reform
of drought policy. The potential future reform of drought policy was discussed
in the committee's Interim Report.[37]
Australia's Farming Future
5.41
Australia's Farming Future builds on the Australian Government's
commitment to fast-track the NACCAP. According to the DAFF/ DCC submission, the
Government has provided $130 million over four years to fund three distinct but
connected programs: the Climate Change and Productivity Research Program ($15
million); the Climate Change Adaptation Partnership Program ($60 million); and the
Climate Change Adjustment Program ($55 million).[38]
5.42
The committee notes, however, that more recent information on the DAFF
website describes the programs in a slightly different manner, and with very
different funding allocations:
-
The Climate Change Research Program ($46.2 million) to fund
research projects and on-farm demonstration pilots that address the following
priorities: reducing greenhouse pollution; better soil management; and adapting
to a changing climate.[39]
-
FarmReady ($26.5 million) to boost training opportunities for
primary producers, and to enable industry, farming groups and natural resource
management groups to develop strategies to adapt and respond to the impacts of
climate change. Two grants will be available through the FarmReady program: the
primary producer reimbursement grant; and the industry grant.[40]
-
The Climate Change Adjustment Program provides assistance for
primary producers to manage the impacts of climate change, including targeted
training activities; individually tailored adjustment advice; and assistance
while farmers consider their future in farming.[41]
5.43
It is not clear from the DAFF website why these changes have been made
to the Australia's Farming Future initiative.
COAG Working Group on Climate
Change and Water
5.44
The COAG Working Group on Climate Change and Water was established in
December 2007, and 'will provide a mechanism to progress cross-jurisdictional
coordination on climate change action'.[42]
5.45
The committee received very little information on this initiative, other
than ascertaining that in December 2007, COAG agreed that part of the indicative
forward work program from March 2008 of the Climate Change and Water Working
group would include accelerating the implementation of actions under the
National Climate Change Adaptation Framework.[43]
What should be included in a national strategy?
5.46
The committee received an overwhelming response in submissions to the
question of specific initiatives which should be included in a national
strategy to assist the Australian agricultural sector to adapt to climate
change. This section of the report outlines some of the key examples of broadly
applicable initiatives provided to the committee of what should be included in
a national strategy.
Water policy
5.47
The development of a cohesive national water strategy is an area that
received attention from many submissions and will impact across the agricultural
sector. The National Water Initiative (NWI) was a focus in this area of
discussion. The Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists described the NWI as a
'uniquely clear statement of international best practice in water management',
but went on to highlight:
When the NWI was negotiated, it was decided that it was no
longer necessary to make delivery of agreed milestones a necessary condition
for states to receive competition payments.
Unfortunately, without the financial discipline imposed by
competition payments on state and territory governments, water reform progress
has slowed to a snail like pace and, to make matters worse, many of the old ad
hoc water policy and administration habits have started to return.[44]
5.48
Growcom called for a review of national and state water management:
A particular issue that requires attention is that of how to
continue water reforms spelt out in the National Water Initiative process while
providing scope for growers to diversify their farm water sources, water
harvesting opportunities or management options. Tightening regulation of water
resource allocation and management currently severely limit [sic] the capacity
and flexibility of growers to adapt to changing rainfall patterns (eg there are
legal constraints to increasing on-farm water harvesting or storage).[45]
5.49
The NSW Irrigators' Council noted the NWI has allocated significant
funding to scientific studies of catchments and likely future yields. The NSW
Irrigators' Council stated the need for 'good scientific, social and economic
data upon which to base long term policy' and argued that the current system of
Available Water Determinations and Water Sharing Plans should not be altered
until that data is available.[46]
5.50
The National Association of Forestry Industries also noted in its
submission that it is particularly concerned that water policy development
under the NWI may unfairly restrict plantation establishment.[47]
5.51
A number of submissions and evidence to the committee highlighted the
potential for adaptation strategies or policies to be maladaptive or result in
perverse outcomes.[48]
One good example of this was discussed in the submission of The Australia
Institute in relation to water policy, in particular how compensation schemes
can influence behaviour in relation to water use:
The payment of compensation to farmers for regulatory
restrictions on their property rights can reduce the incentive for them to
adopt sustainable natural resource management practices. Take the case of a
farmer who recognises their irrigation practices are damaging the environment,
primarily because they are extracting too much water from the local river at a
time of year when the ecosystem needs higher flows. Why would the farmer
voluntarily reduce their water use if they can get paid by the government to do
so? There is a disincentive to reduce diversions voluntarily, 'because their
adoption ... would result in a reduction in subsidy payments to them in the
future'. The creation of additional rights to compensation can also reinforce
perceptions that property owners have a right to manage 'their' resources in an
unsustainable manner.[49]
The development of a database of
natural resource information
5.52
The National Land and Water Resources Audit Advisory Council (Audit
Advisory Council) made a compelling submission for collection, management and
availability across jurisdictions of national resource information. The Audit
Advisory Council drew attention to the assessment reports released by the National
Land and Water Resources Audit, and specifically the Australian Agricultural
Assessment:
...this work identifies the cost of specific forms of land
degradation to Australian agriculture and has provided basic information
pertaining to the natural resources on which Agriculture depends. Clearly we
will need to know the description of the soils and vegetation resources, and
the capacity of our land managers to change land use and management practices
to be able to model changing land use as a result of predicted changes in
climate.[50]
5.53
One of the key points of the Audit Advisory Council's submission was the
need for coordinated collection and management of national resource
information:
Despite the previous activity of the [National Land and Water
Resources Audit], and progressive State of Environment reporting, there is
still no definitive overall view of the types of natural resource information
that are required to be collected in the national interest, and managed as a
national asset.[51]
Development and management of
biosecurity policy
5.54
Another area of a national strategy that could have broad application
across the agricultural sector is the development and management of biosecurity
policy. As was outlined in Chapter 2 climate change will impact on the
distribution of pests, weeds and diseases, as well as giving rise to the potential
for the introduction of new pests, weeds and diseases to Australia.
5.55
The CSIRO submission provides some guidance as to what might be required
to improve biosecurity in the face of climate change:
Maintain or improve quarantine capabilities, sentinel monitoring
programs and commitment to identification and management of pests, diseases and
weed threats. Improve the effectiveness of pest, disease and weed management
practices through predictive tools such as quantitative models, integrated pest
management, area-wide pest management, routine record keeping of climate and
pest/disease/weed threat, and through development of resistant species and
improved management practices.[52]
Compliance with international
obligations
5.56
The University of Sydney Faculty of Law stated in its submission that
'[i]n responding to climate change through laws and policies ... it is important
that Australia is mindful of the obligations it has assumed (and is likely in
the future to assume) under international law'.[53]
5.57
Those obligations include commitments under the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Kyoto Protocol:
The UNFCCC imposes on states a responsibility to adapt their
practices to insulate important sectors against the effects of climate change.
It requires States to 'develop and elaborate appropriate and integrated plans
for coastal zone management, water resources and agriculture'. Social, economic
and environmental policies should be formulated 'with a view to minimizing
adverse effects on the economy'. Similarly, the [Kyoto Protocol] encourages
States to develop and promote sustainable forms of agriculture.[54]
Other initiatives
5.58
The committee also notes the work that is going on at a regional and
industry level to assist the agricultural sector to adapt to climate change.
Some initiatives that the committee heard about included:
-
the Winemakers Federation, which has
been working with international wine industry bodies to develop a Greenhouse
Gas Accounting Protocol for the International Wine Industry and calculator tool;
and[55]
-
the work of the Cooperative Research Centre for National Plant
Biosecurity which has initiated a research project called 'Understanding and
responding to the risks associated with climate change and plant biosecurity'
in partnership with the Pratique bid (a consortium of 13 European research
organisations). The project will examine the potential risks using pests and
diseases identified in partnership with industry.[56]
Committee view
5.59
The committee is concerned that information on work being done to
develop a national strategy to assist the Australian agricultural sector to
adapt to climate change appears not to be reaching those who need it most –
those in the agricultural sector.
5.60
This point was brought home to the committee when it assessed the agricultural
sector's awareness of current initiatives as part of a national strategy to
assist the agricultural sector to adapt to climate change. Disappointingly, it
was predominantly Government and research organisations which demonstrated
awareness of these initiatives.
5.61
In its Interim Report, the committee noted the urgent need for improved
communication of climate projections to farmers and others in the agricultural
sector.[57]
The committee concludes that there is a need for improved communication to the
agricultural sector which extends beyond the communication of climate change
projections to encompass any information which would assist those in the
agricultural sector to understand and adapt to climate change.
5.62
The committee is further concerned by other evidence of a lack of
communication between Government departments in relation to climate change
initiatives. Both the Winemakers' Federation of Australia and the National
Farmers' Federation (NFF) noted their membership of the Greenhouse Challenge
Plus program.[58]
This is an initiative of the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the
Arts which enables 'Australian companies to form working partnerships with the
Australian Government to improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas
emissions'.[59]
The committee believes that this program could be a very valuable tool for others
in the agricultural sector.
5.63
The committee understands that the DAFF/DCC submission was probably not
intended to be an exhaustive compilation of all programs currently in place as
part of a national strategy to assist the agricultural sector to adapt to
climate change. However, the omission of the Greenhouse Challenge Plus program
from the DAFF/DCC submission could be seen as an example of an issue that Ms Nicolette
Boele of the Agricultural Alliance for Climate Change discussed in her
evidence:
...one of the main barriers to action on climate change I see in
the agriculture sector has to do with the silos with which the Commonwealth
deals with the issue. It is very easy to criticise from where I am sitting but
it is a very clear thing. There is a move towards fixing it, but you have DAFF,
DCC and other subagencies like [Bureau of Rural Sciences] and [Australian
Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics] – groups that do not communicate
well or have not been told to – who have a focus and boundaries to the work and
research that they do.[60]
5.64
The committee notes that DAFF is responsible for the development of a
national climate change strategy for agriculture. The committee considers therefore
that DAFF should prioritise strategic planning for climate change mitigation
and adaptation and actively engage in the implementation of the CCRSPI
recommendations through the development of advice and programs to the agricultural
sector accordingly.
Recommendation 3
5.65
DAFF should prioritise strategic planning for climate change mitigation
and adaptation in agriculture and rural communities and play a greater leadership
role than is currently the case.
5.66
The committee is also alarmed by the apparent lack of coordination of,
and focus to, research projects into the mitigation and adaptation of climate change,
particularly those initiated by government. For example, it is not clear to the
committee how initiatives such as the Australian Climate Change Science Program
fit with the establishment of the Climate Change Research Facility at Griffith University
or the CSIRO Flagship on Climate Change Adaptation. The committee agrees with
the observations in the Land & Water Australia submission in relation to
current research efforts:
The myriad of uncoordinated and relatively small scale research
projects being undertaken involves a significant risk that the research effort
will not be maximised, or decrease in priority, as researchers and policy
makers attempt to address competing interests and priorities.[61]
5.67
The committee understands that many in the agricultural sector and the
research community see CCRSPI as a positive development in this area. However,
the committee also notes that CCRSPI is limited by the information it receives
from research organisations.
5.68
The committee would urge all involved in climate change research to
engage in CCRSPI to ensure that the most benefit is gained from this process.
Senator Glenn
Sterle
Chair
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