The Mallee Region of Victoria Location and contents: The Mallee Region of Victoria is located in the north-west of Victoria and covers an area of ​​approximately 44,000 square kilometres. The region is known to be associated with the adjacent lands of South Australia and New South Wales and is also recognized as joining the Wimmera and Loddon regions of Victoria. Furthermore, due to the vast area that the region covers and the diversity it presents, it is sometimes divided into two subregions, the north and the south. While 38% of the land is occupied by the public, only 1% of the remaining 62% is protected from grazing animals and only 3.04% retains native vegetation. ?????????Biomes: The Mallee is home to a variety of biomes: desert, aquatic (wetlands), and grasslands. When combined with the Wimmera region, the area is known to contain 25% of Victoria's wetlands, creating a home for a diverse range of fauna and flora. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!-How might global warming affect the area and food production? Are there innovations in the sector to help tackle climate change and increasing resource scarcity? (such as covered irrigation canals, wind power, reduced carbon footprint...?) Regional climate and potential climate change impacts: Being the 'north of the divide', the Mallee region boasts its sunny climate and summers hot and dry. Over the last 15 years, average temperatures have increased by 0.4°C, while summer and spring averages have increased by 8-9°C. There has also been a decrease in rainfall recently, demonstrating the region's vulnerability to climate change. The average annual rainfall varies from approximately 250 mm to 400 mm. These changes in weather patterns are evidence that climate change is happening. Have...... half the paper......). [online] Available at: http://www.malleecma.vic.gov.au/resources/salinity/4.-dryland-salinity-drivers-and-processes [Accessed 12 May. 2014].Viridans.com, (2014). Victorian Ecosystems - Mallee. [online] Available at: http://www.viridans.com/ECOVEG/mallee.htm [Accessed 12 May. 2014].AG Eccellenza, (2012). Mallee Sustainable Farming Systems Inc (MSF) - AG Excellence. [online] Available at: http://agex.org.au/groups/mallee-sustainable-farming-project-msf/ [Accessed 13 May. 2014].Depi.vic.gov.au, (2014). DEPI - The Mallee region. [online] Available at: http://www.depi.vic.gov.au/agriculture-and-food/food-and-fibre-industries/region-overviews/mallee [Accessed 13 May. 2014].Murray Darling Basin Authority, (2014). Irrigated agriculture in the Mallee. [online] Available at: http://www.mdba.gov.au/sites/default/files/pubs/MDBA_IAM_Web_FA3.pdf [Accessed 14 May. 2014].