Webinar: Managing the impacts of extreme events

Location: In your home.

Cost: Free

Topic: ForeWarned is ForeArmed (FWFA) Project Update -

The Bureau of Meteorology

The five-year national FWFA project is now at the halfway point of research, forecast product development and extension focused on extreme climate events and their impact on a range of primary industries.

This webinar will provide insights into the new forecast products under development in the Rural Research and Development for Profit project: Forewarned is forearmed (FWFA): equipping farmers and agricultural value chains to proactively manage the impacts of extreme climate events.

This project was featured on pages 23 and 24 of the December/January  edition of Feedback Magazine, along with some other useful articles relating to building business resilience.

Led by MLA, the FWFA project runs from 2017-2022 and is supported by funding from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture as part of its Rural R&D for Profit program, with cash and in-kind support from 14 project partners.

Speakers:

• Dr Harry Hendon will present Work Package 1: User needs and forecast development
• Dr Deb Hudson will present Work Package 2: Extreme forecasts development and delivery
• Graeme Anderson (DJPR and Work Package 4) will facilitate the Webinar and Q&A session.

Time: 1pm in Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney.