by kapow | Dec 12, 2021 | Blog, International
PROTECTING A BIG CITY: NEW YORK DECISION MAKING Many cities over the years have been challenged by incursions of the sea. Think of Venice, Rotterdam, London, Shanghai, Tokyo, and others. They all tell stories and provide lessons. We read of the great Delta Works of...
by kapow | Dec 1, 2021 | Blog, Climate Change
ICA REPORT: CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT “ACTIONS OF THE SEA” AND FUTURE RISKS Collaroy-Narrabeen Beach, Sydney (October 2021) On 17 November, the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) released a report in their Climate Change Impact Series on “actions of the sea”. A...
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 | 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...