Climate change impacts study on River Red Gums

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The Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment engaged GHD to compare the effects of three different climate scenarios on River Red gum communities in northern Victoria.

The study focused on the likely changes to the frequency, duration, interval and extent of flooding of River Red Gum communities along the Murray.

This information was used to compare the effects of climate change and the resultant threats to different areas, and was incorporated with value and feasibility data to develop a prioritisation tool.

The second stage of the project applied the prioritisation tool and developed management options and cost and water consumption estimates for non-living Murray sites.

It is anticipated the outputs of these two investigations will inform Victoria’s Northern Region Sustainable Water Strategy (NRSWS) plans for water use across northern Victoria for the next 50 years, as well as water recovery and environmental flow projects in northern Victoria.

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GHD uses an integrated approach to deliver climate change services in the key areas of mitigation, adaptation, and trading and offsets. Our teams work with organisations to identify and understand the strategic risk and opportunity presented by climate change.

We understand the importance of taking early action and positioning organisations to manage and respond to climate change risks and impacts. Our people, made up of strategists and technical advisors, deliver comprehensive climate change, energy and greenhouse gas management services to enable efficient and sustainable business practices.

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GHD provides comprehensive, innovative and independent services to the irrigation industry — services that address the current challenges of water scarcity or over-supply, salinity, modernisation, efficiency and environmental water management. We also consider water infrastructure, systems managements and remodelling.

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