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Congratulations to Environment Institute's , who was awarded an for his project 'Quantifying the economic and social impacts of drought in rural ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥' in the recently announced round.

Project Title:ÌýQuantifying the economic and social impacts of drought in rural ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥

Funding awarded: $1,035,279

Project: Climate-change research predicts drought is likely to increase its frequency, duration and severity, drastically challenging ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n agriculture and rural societies. The aim of this project is to use innovative techniques to analyse:

• (i) national datasets to determine the economic and social impacts of droughts in rural and regional ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥; and


• (ii) the results of a national survey to estimate and understand farmers’ drought adaptation responses to carbon-credit market signals.

The outcomes are expected to be a major step in developing and implementing cost-effective drought policies and services to minimise its complex impacts, strengthen rural and regional community resilience, and enhance sustainable agriculture in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥.

For more details about the recent Ìýs announcements.

[caption id="attachment_16826" align="alignnone" width="658"] Drought affected Landscape Image: CSIRO, via Wikimedia Commons[/caption]