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Adapting to a more variable climate

Climate variability will increase with climate change.

You can reduce the negative impacts of increasing climate variability through adaptation.

To adapt to a more variable climate, consider whether you should:

  • change your farming system (crop/livestock)
  • change your approach to sowing
  • change crop types
  • cultivate more/less
  • decrease your stocking rate

These decisions are complex because of:

  • risk and uncertainty e.g. timing of the autumn break, increased storms
  • unknowns e.g. interactions between increases in carbon dioxide and changes in temperature and rainfall
  • economic considerations e.g. increased labour costs if you change towards livestock
  • social considerations e.g. the prospect of living in a less attractive environment

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