NSW Climate Impact Profile

This report provides the NSW Government, business, industry and the community with a regional 'snapshot' of how NSW could be affected by climate change in 2050. The project is the first to attempt an integrated assessment of the biophysical changes predicted for this state as a result of climate change. It outlines some of the risks NSW may face, to help decision makers develop their planning and response strategies.

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Director General's foreword, Contents, List of tables and Figures, Abbreviations, Executive summary: (10171PrelimsExecSumm.pdf, 878KB)

1 Introduction (10171Ch1intro.pdf, 508KB)
  1.1 Our climate is changing
  1.2 Climate change will affect our environment and communities
  1.3 Regional information is needed to guide planning and decision making
  1.4 How to use this report 

2 Assessment approach (10171Ch2Assessment.pdf, 1.92MB)
  2.1 Developing regional climate projections for NSW
  2.2 Developing sea level rise projections for NSW
  2.3 Assessing the biophysical impacts of climate change in NSW
  2.4 Assessment limitation

3 Climate change in NSW (10171Ch3NSW.pdf, 1.02MB)
  3.1 Past climate change
  3.2 The current NSW climate
  3.3 Future climate change in NSW

4 Impacts of climate change in NSW (10171Ch4Impacts.pdf, 532KB)
  4.1 Expected physical responses
  4.2 Impacts on land
  4.3 Impacts on settlements
  4.4 Impacts on ecosystems

5 Regional impacts of climate change (10171Ch5Regions.pdf, 2.02MB)
 5.1 Hunter (10171Ch5RegionHunter.pdf, 715KB)
 5.2 Illawarra (10171Ch5RegionIllawarra.pdf, 681KB)
 5.3 North Coast (10171Ch5RegionNorthCoast.pdf, 688KB)
 5.4 New England/North West (10171Ch5RegionNewEnglandNorthWest.pdf, 672KB)
 5.5 Riverina Murray (10171Ch5RegionRiverinaMurray.pdf, 637KB)
 5.6 Western (10171Ch5RegionWestern.pdf, 647KB)
 5.7 South East (10171Ch5RegionSouthEast.pdf, 692KB)
 5.8 Sydney/Central Coast (10171Ch5RegionSydney.pdf, 820KB)

References, Glossary, Appendix A: Assessment of hydrological impacts (10171RefGlossApp.pdf, 620KB)

OEH has developed an interactive map of NSW showing likely specific regional impacts of climate change.

The format and structure of this publication may have been adapted for web delivery.

Page last updated: 15 August 2011