Summary of Session 2: Climate change impacts on Victoria

Abstract

Talks in the third thread of the climate change symposium, Impacts, focused on possible impacts on sea level rises (Dr Kathleen McInnes), water resources (Dr Dasarath Jaya Jayasuriya), human health (Associate Professor Grant Blashki) and agriculture (Dr Leanne Webb) in the Victorian context. The series of articles here summarise the state of knowledge and provide an entry point for readers who want to delve further into the different impacts. We recognise that the consequences of climate change are so far reaching that the entire symposium could have been dedicated to each topic. This introduction highlights key points of each of the presentations. A short overview of the impact of climate change on biodiversity in Victoria is also included in this introduction, even though it was not able to be included in the symposium due to time constraints.