by kapow | Nov 12, 2021 | Blog, Climate Change
NATIONAL CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND ADAPTATION STRATEGY (NCRAS) On 29 October, the Minister for the Environment released NCRAS ahead of COP 26 in Glasgow. Quite clearly debate on emissions control has dominated this conference. Emphasis on impacts of climate change,...
by kapow | Nov 12, 2021 | Diverse Coasts, Latest News
The plight of the Coorong The current state of the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth region is a very visible testament of mismanagement across the Murray Darling Basin and the same culprits are still involved today. Australia’s deplorable performance in the...
by kapow | Oct 28, 2021 | Blog, Contributor
COASTAL FAMILY—THE ELIOTS Damara Infographic – Sediment Transport Fifty years ago I was introduced to a young family in Canberra—the Eliots. Father Ian had commenced his PhD research supervised by John Chappell at the ANU. At the time I was a new Research...
by kapow | Oct 10, 2021 | Blog, Government Policy
COASTAL CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION: ROLES FOR THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT Australian Government’s roles, responsibilities, and powers with respect to environmental management in general, and coast in particular, has been the subject of interminable debate. Judith Wright...
by kapow | Sep 27, 2021 | Blog, Sediments
Sydney Harbour: Impact of contamination studies Sydney Harbour, its catchment and local government areas. Many have written on the beauty and values of Sydney Harbour. Perhaps no one has captured this better than Kenneth Slessor in his poem “Five Bells”. He also wrote...