Climate change and climate uncertainty in the Murray-Darling Basin

David Adamson, Thilak Mallawaarachchi and John Quiggin

No WP2M07, Murray-Darling Program Working Papers from Risk and Sustainable Management Group, University of Queensland

Abstract: It is likely that climate change will be associated with reductions in inflows of water to the Murray–Darling Basin In this paper, we analyse the effects of climate change in the Murray–Darling Basin, using a simulation model that incorporates a state-contingent representation of uncertainty. The severity of the impact depends, in large measure, on the extent to which climate change is manifested as an increase in the frequency of drought conditions. Adaptation will partially offset the adverse impact of climate change.

Keywords: climate change; Murray-Darling Basin; uncertainty; water (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D81 Q25 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007-02
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Working Paper: Climate change and climate uncertainty in the Murray-Darling Basin (2007)
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