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Australian Drought ReportsSocial Impacts of Drought:
The report, It's About People: Changing Perspectives on Dryness, has been submitted by the Expert Social Panel. The report examines the social impacts of drought on Australian farm families, rural businesses and communities and is based on a combination of independent research and the personal experiences of Australians.
Full report:
Social Impact of Dryness report (160pg pdf; 901KB)
Go to the website at:
www.daff.gov.au/agriculture-food/drought/national_review_of_drought_policy/social_assessment
Drought Assistance Guide:
This guide is a summary of drought measures provided by the Australian, State and Territory Governments as at February 2008.
Full report:
Drought Assistance (146pg pdf; 611KB)
Go to the website at:
www.daff.gov.au/agriculture-food/drought/assistance/compendium
Victorian Government Drought Review
The Victorian Government announced a number of new drought initiatives on Monday 13 October, 2008.
Go to the website at:
www.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/nrenfa.nsf/LinkView/CA9C76D589B7A3C6CA2573840014BBE6C5C1899E958127624A256B520005C2A1
Productivity commission report:
Droughts can have devastating social and financial impacts on farmers and their local communities as well as adverse environmental effects. Droughts can also reduce Australia's economic growth through forgone production and reduced employment. Droughts affect individual farming families and farm businesses differently. The impacts depend on local climatic circumstances, farm management practices and the degree of income diversification.
Full report:
Productivity commission report (404pg pdf; 1887KB)
Go to the website at:
www.pc.gov.au/projects/inquiry/drought/draft
Report at a glance:
Inquiry into Government drought support: Draft report at a glance (12pg pdf; 364KB)
Go to the website:
http://www.pc.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/83947/brochure.pdf
In Victoria and Tasmania, the frequency and area extent of exceptionally hot years and exceptionally dry years are likely to increase in the future. The mean projections indicate that:
- By 2010-2040, exceptionally hot years are likely to affect about 75% of the region, and occur every 1.3 years on average;
- By 2010-2040, exceptionally low rainfall years are likely to affect about 10% of the region and occur about once every 12 years on average;
- By 2030, exceptionally low soil moisture years are likely to affect about 11% of the region and occur about every 9 years on average.
Full report:
Click here to see the appendices (13pg pdf; 73KB)
Click here to see the report (23pg pdf; 651KB)
Click here to see Full report (36pg pdf; 1361 KB)
Go to the website at:
www.daff.gov.au/agriculture-food/drought/national_review_of_drought_policy/climatic_assessment/drought-impact-report
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