Catchment Yield Science

underway

Climate change will affect how much water is available in a catchment (the catchment yield). It will also affect the timing of water demand and the reliability of water supply. Climate change projections used to model catchment yield in Tasmania are dated. While they are still very useful, they may not fully inform us of the future risks to water resources. This project will identify appropriate climate change projection datasets to use in surface water modelling. Updating the modelling with contemporary scientific knowledge of climate change projections will better inform future water planning and decisions in Tasmania. The project will identify appropriate up-to-date climate change projection datasets for Tasmania. This will be incorporated into catchment modelling. The updated datasets will support more accurate modelling based on contemporary science. This will be achieved through: