Key findings from the Indian Ocean Climate Initiative and their impact on policy development in Australia |
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Authors: | Bryson C Bates Pandora Hope Brian Ryan Ian Smith Steve Charles |
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Institution: | 1. Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research (CAWCR), CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Private Bag 5, Wembley, WA, 6913, Australia 2. Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research (CAWCR), Bureau of Meteorology, GPO Box 1289, Melbourne, VIC, 3001, Australia 3. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Private Bag 5, Wembley, WA, 6913, Australia 4. Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research (CAWCR), CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Private Bag 1, Aspendale, VIC, 3195, Australia 5. CSIRO Land and Water, Private Bag 5, Wembley, WA, 6913, Australia
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Abstract: | Since the mid-1970s the climatic changes that have taken place in southwest Western Australia have generated a variety of impacts, the most prominent of which is a reduction in dam inflows of at least 50 percent. These impacts were the catalyst for the formation of the Indian Ocean Climate Initiative in 1998, a research partnership between two national research organizations and several state government departments and agencies. This paper describes the key scientific findings of the Initiative with respect to the nature of the climatic changes that have taken place within the region, explores the factors that might have caused these changes, and describes the most recent climate projections for the region. We reflect on the factors leading to the rapid acceptance of the research outcomes from the Initiative, the impact of the Initiative on policy development across Australia and its likely evolution post-2006. |
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