by kapow | Mar 29, 2022 | Blog, Contributor
VALE: Paul Bishop When I joined the Department of Geography at Sydney University in 1985, it was a pleasure to meet Paul Bishop who had just completed his PhD at Macquarie University. He had an adjoining office with another tutor, Peter Cowell, and it was obvious that...
by kapow | Mar 24, 2022 | Blog, Government Policy
Exposure and vulnerability of various natural and human systems to climate change are discussed at length in the latest IPPC report (6th Assessment Report on impacts, vulnerability, and adaptation). IPCC again used the “burning embers” diagram to highlight levels of...
by kapow | Feb 25, 2022 | Blog, Government Policy
Recent federal coastal initiatives – February 2022 In recent weeks there have been two initiatives that place the Australian Government back into coastal management in a direct way. While these are most welcome, it will be important to monitor how they are...
by kapow | Feb 8, 2022 | Blog, Miscellaneous
Resourceful ‘lucky’ country Blessed by natural resources (Meroo Lake, south coast NSW) There are at last two reasons we can claim to be a “lucky” country – a shared and rich cultural heritage and a unique natural resource inheritance. This endowment from...
by kapow | Jan 28, 2022 | Blog, Government Policy
FUTURE EARTH AUSTRALIA: SUSTAINABLE OCEANS AND COASTS NATIONAL STRATEGY 2021-2030 During 2021 the Australian Academy of Science, with the support of the Lords Mayor’s Charitable Foundation, produced a remarkable report which all Australian’s interested in the future...
by kapow | Jan 10, 2022 | Blog, Miscellaneous
Sunflowers and hope Sunflowers on the street verge (Photo courtesy of Irene Thom). Late each spring I open a packet of sunflower seeds, place them into egg cartons and nurture them ready for transplanting. Watching them grow and bloom is a joy. They are now in flower...