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These webinars present some of the research findings and are designed to improve and build a shared understanding of the impacts of climate change on water availability across the water sector.
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Summary findings from Victorian Water and Climate Initiative Phase 2
Presenters: Anna May (DEECA), Geoff Steendam (DEECA), Dr Pandora Hope (Bureau of Meteorology), Dr Francis Chiew (CSIRO), Dr Sandra Dharmadi (DEECA)
Date: 19 March 2026
Length: 59:35
Topic: Climate and hydrology insights from the second phase of Victorian Water and Climate Initiative and other research collaborations.
Changing rainfall patterns in Victoria – a weather system perspective
Presenter: Dr Acacia Pepler (Bureau of Meteorology)
Date: 19 March 2026
Length: 20:07
Topic: Changes in weather systems that influence rainfall patterns in Victoria.
Maryborough water resource management project
Presenter: Dr David Robertson (CSIRO)
Date: 19 March 2026
Length: 21:34
Topic: A case study that assessed the reliability and resilience of a water resource system to climate variability and climate change.
Drought-induced shifts in the relationship between rainfall and runoff
Presenter: Dr Keirnan Fowler (University of Melbourne)
Date: 26 February 2025
Length: 34:40
Topic: Drought-induced shifts in the relationship between rainfall and runoff: recent improvements in understanding and modelling.
Antarctic stratospheric vortex, ozone, and their impact on southeast Australian rainfall
Presenter: Dr. Eun-Pa Lim (Bureau of Meteorology)
Date: 28 November 2024
Length: 23:11
Topic: The Antarctic stratospheric vortex, ozone, and their impact on southeast Australian rainfall.
Beyond ENSO: understanding wet and dry regimes in southeast Australia
Presenter: Dr. Irina Rudeva (Bureau of Meteorology)
Date: 22 October 2024
Length: 31:44
Topic: Beyond ENSO: understanding wet and dry regimes in southeast Australia.
Drought and Deluge streamflow regime shifts after multi-year drought in south-eastern Australia
Presenters: Dr. Ulrike Bende-Michl (Australian Bureau of Meteorology)
Date: 17 September 2024
Length: 40 minutes
Topic: Drought and Deluge streamflow regime shifts after multi-year drought in south-eastern Australia
Hydroclimate projections informed by new models and science video
Presenters: Dr. Robertson, David (CSIRO)
Date: 29 August 2024
Length: 34 minutes
Topic: Hydroclimate projections informed by new models and science video
How forest disturbance affects streamflow: The Kuczera Curve revisited
Presenters: Professor Patrick Lane (University of Melbourne)
Date: 12 September 2023
Length: 40 minutes
Topic: How forest disturbance affects streamflow: The Kuczera Curve revisited.
Observed shifts in Victoria’s precipitation distributions
Presenter: Gen Tolhurst (Bureau of Meteorology)
Date: 30 March 2023
Length: 21 minutes
Introducing the VicWaCI 2 Program
Presenters: Geoff Steendam (DEECA), Dr Irina Rudeva (Bureau of Meteorology), and Dr Francis Chiew (CSIRO)
Date: 13 September 2022
Length: 53 minutes (incl. Q&A)
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