Strategies for adaptation to climate change in Timor Leste: the importance of climate thresholds

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Aim of talk1. Describe past climate in

Timor Leste (rainfall & temperature);

2. Summarise changes in long-term trend and seasonality;

3. Comment on historical climate variability and food production in Timor Leste.

4. Discuss utility of assessing past (autonomous) adaptation for future planning.

Photo: Kirsten Abernethy

Temperature ~ location + trend + season + random component

Photo: Jamie Oliver

Seasonal change in Rainfall at Dili Airport East Timor

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