Dr Mark Howden

Dr Howden is the Senior Principle Research Scientist, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems. He is a climate change and adaptation specialist, leading a research team working with stakeholders to transform agricultural industries and regions in the face of emerging economic, environmental and social drivers. He has also been a major contributor to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and developed the national and international greenhouse gas inventories for Australia's agricultural sector and assessed sustainable methods of reducing greenhouse emissions from agriculture. His experience includes working with government and industry policy groups, informing their development of strategic approaches to climate change impacts and adaptation and to sustainable agriculture.

Climate Change and the NT: scenarios for an even more sunburnt country

The existing warming trends being experienced in Australia are consistent with expected changes. Wide-ranging impacts are likely. In contrast, the past rainfall trends in the north of Australia are not necessarily consistent with projections of future rainfall. What are decisions that you may make that need to include these changes? How may you deal with the large uncertainties? Where may opportunities lie?

Neil Macdonald - Primary Industry

Neil has lived in Katherine and worked in the Pastoral Division since 1990, firstly as a researcher in cattle and rangeland management, and latterly as Manager of the Pastoral Production program and in 2005 as acting Director of the Pastoral Division.

His earlier career was in Nigeria, Scotland and Papua New Guinea and included commercial agriculture and wildlife management. He has studied at the University of Queensland and the University of Aberdeen.