Climate change impacts on Queensland's regions
Climate change is impacting Queenslands regions in different ways. Early planning is necessary to assist regional Queensland to become more resilient to climate change.
The Queensland Government is helping local government, industry and the community prepare for the future with the release of Australias first complete profile of regional climate change projections contained in the states revised climate change strategy.
Regional climate change summaries with climate change projections are presented for thirteen Queensland regions. The climate change summaries indicate south-east Queensland could face major challenges as a result of drier and warmer conditions. Coastal regions could face challenges due to a rise in sea-level combined with increased coastal development and rapid population growth. In far north Queensland there is likely to be more intense rainfall events, particularly in summer, with possibly fewer but more intense tropical cyclones.
Climate change impacts on Queensland's regions (PDF, 898K)*
Regional summaries
- Wide Bay Burnett (PDF, 1.3M)*
- Central Queensland (PDF, 1.3M)*
- Central West Queensland (PDF, 1.6M)*
- Cape York (PDF, 1.3M)*
- Eastern Downs (PDF, 1.1M)*
- Far North Queensland (PDF, 1.1M)*
- Gulf Region (PDF, 1.2M)*
- Maranoa and District (PDF, 1.3M)*
- North West Queensland (PDF, 1.1M)*
- South East Queensland (PDF, 1.1M)*
- South West Queensland (PDF, 1.3M)*
- Townsville-Thuringowa (PDF, 1.2M)*
- Whitsunday, Hinterland and Mackay (PDF, 1.1M)*
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Last reviewed 20 December 2010
Last updated 20 August 2009