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 Due
to both natural processes and human activity it is predicted
that temperatures around the world will become warmer
with some increases already measured. By 2030 CSIRO's
climate change projections suggest temperatures may
rise up to 2°C above average*.
CSE's climate research is focused on the potential
impacts a changing climate may have on agriculture,
ecosystems and landscapes.
Through the use of modelling and simulations CSE is
identifying cost-effective and practical ways of reducing
greenhouse emissions from agriculture. Our researchers
are also looking for ways to adapt areas of land management
to enable farmers and industry to take advantage of
opportunities a changing climate may bring, on the time
frame of inter-annual change (from phenomena such as
El-nino) as well as from longer term changes.
The use of modelling has also proved effective in identifying
ecosystems and areas which area sensitive to climate
change such as Australia's tropical forests.
*From 
CSIRO
climate change projections for Australia, 2001 (900
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Further information is available in the following articles:
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Agriculture:
adapting to climate change - CSE research
suggests that there may be ways agriculture can
adapt and benefit from climate change. ECOS 115,
April-June 2003 (87 Kb)
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Rainforest
more or less? - this article considers
how tropical forests might shape up in a warmer
world. ECOS 111, April-June 2002 (572 Kb)
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 Sustainable
intensive production - this team examines sustainable approaches to agriculture in topical landscapes and use climate forecasting to improve risk management for planning for crop systems.
Landscape
ecology and modelling - this team located at the
CSIRO Tropical Research Centre are working with the
Rainforest CRC on the impacts of climate change on rainforests.
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