How does SEACI relate to the Indian Ocean Climate Initiative (IOCI) and other programs?
SEACI builds on the existing knowledge available from many other climate programs, both in Australia and internationally. Advances made through SEACI research will enhance capacity within the Australian science community investigating climate change and climate variability, just as advances in climate science through other programs will benefit SEACI. SEACI has been designed to answer the questions that are most critical to natural resource managers in south eastern Australia. The Indian Ocean Climate Initiative (IOCI) is a program of research in Western Australia that has been running since 1998. Like SEACI, IOCI is aimed at better understanding both climate variability and climate change.
