Independent review of the climate risk method for the NSW Regional Water Strategies Program
In September 2019, the (then) Hon. Melinda Pavey MP, Minister for Water, Property and Housing requested that the (then) Deputy Chief Scientist & Engineer chair an independent expert panel to assess the proposed methodology being used by (then) DPIE-Water to incorporate the climate risk to water resources as part of the development of Regional Water Strategies in NSW.
Review
Independent Review of the climate risk method for the NSW Regional Water Strategies Program
The Panel was reconvened in December 2020 at the request of DPIE-Water to provide independent comment on the suitability of the methods to address the recommendations, particularly testing for non-stationarity in the historical record and incorporating it into the stochastic modelling for the Southern Inland NSW and Greater Sydney regions.
NSW climate risk data modelling method
See more about the climate risk data modelling method used by the Department of Planning and Environment.