Melissa Rebbeck
Project Leader/Senior Research Officer, Climate Applications
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B App Sci, Grad Dip Ag
Phone: + 61 8 8303 9639
Email: melissa.rebbeck@sa.gov.au
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Roles and expertise:
- Developing and delivering projects on the application of climate science to decision makers in primary industries
- Communication amongst stakeholders regarding climate risk issues
- Research on frost risk in grains and climate risk in all primary industry enterprises
- Communication and application of climate risk information including agronomic advice/frost risk management
to end user
- Production of climate risk management tools and services
- Decision analysis and modelling of primary production
- Commercialisation of research outputs
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Experience:
- 10 years experience in Climate Risk Management Applications
- Wide knowledge of the grains, wool and beef industries
- Broad knowledge of seasonal climate outlook tools and services
- Broad knowledge of climate change and risk impacts and adaptation techniques
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Current and recent projects:
- Agronomic practices to reduce frost (GRDC)
- Agronomic practices to reduce frost (GRDC)
- Delving to reduce frost (GRDC)
- Climate support program (SARDI)
- Seasonal Climate Forecasts for SA Grains - Looking Forward (SAGIT)
- Ocean to Grains (CSIRO)
- Improving seasonal climate forecasts for wool producers (LWW)
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Publications