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Understanding Tasmania's Future Climate

This priority area aims to provide up-to-date information on climate change projections and impacts, and tailor this information to support decision making across key industry sectors.

Action|	Description|	Timeframe|	Responsibility|	Commentary|	Status (in progress, nearing completion, complete or ongoing)
1.1	Review climate change models, identify research gaps and opportunities, and determine priority research projects to update Tasmania’s climate science	Expected completion FY 2020-21	DPAC (TCCO)	A review of climate change research in Tasmania has identified research opportunities in a number of priority sectors, including agriculture, water infrastructure, biosecurity, tourism, aquaculture, and fisheries. A number of priority research projects have commenced and consultation with the scientific community, industry and governments is ongoing.	In progress
1.2	Undertake research to build our understanding of Tasmania’s vulnerability to coincident extreme events and their impacts	Expected completion FY 2020-21	DPAC (TCCO)	Research is underway to understand the likelihood of a range of extreme weather events and natural hazards overlapping, and to identify options to manage risks identified through the project. A workshop has been held to determine priority weather events likely to overlap in Tasmania.	Nearing completion
1.3	Provide sector-specific information on Tasmania’s future climate through tailored climate information and decision support tools for end users	Expected completion FY 2020-21	DPAC (TCCO)	The TCCO, in partnership with Hydro Tasmania, hosted the inaugural Tasmanian Climate Symposium. The Symposium brought together key decision makers from government and industry, and Tasmanian researchers, to network, share learnings and work collaboratively to translate climate research into better policy and practice.	In progress
1.4	Support an ongoing commitment to the National Climate Science Centre in Hobart	Ongoing	DPAC (TCCO)	The Tasmanian Government continues to advocate for the maintenance of a strong scientific research capability in Tasmania.	Ongoing