Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0662887

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0662887

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Do terrestrial processes intensify Australian droughts ? Australia's agricultural productivity is strongly affected by climate, climate variability and climate change. Recent climate changes in Western Australia forced adaptation strategies costing $500 million while the anomalously intense 2002 Murray-Darling Basin drought significantly affected agriculture. Any further intensification of droughts would affect Australia's rural economy. This proposal will assess the role of terrestrial processes, linked to increasing CO2, in causing the drought intensification and declines in rainfall. This will provide knowledge that will guide the development of future environmental management strategies.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2006

End Date: 30-11-2009

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $240,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Terrestrial Ecology | Hydrology Not Elsewhere Classified | Atmospheric Sciences | Atmospheric Sciences Not Elsewhere Classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Climate variability | Climate change | Other environmental aspects |

Other Keywords

Atmospheric Sciences | Atmospheric Sciences Not Elsewhere Classified | Climate change | Climate variability | Hydrology Not Elsewhere Classified | Other environmental aspects | Terrestrial Ecology

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