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 | 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 | 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 | Jul 19, 2021 | Blog, Government Policy
Freycinet National Park, Tasmania In February 2010, the Australian Government through the then Dept. of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (DCCEE), hosted a National Climate Change Forum in Adelaide. The topic of this meeting was “Developing a national coastal...
by kapow | May 8, 2021 | Blog, Government Policy
On 23rd April, the Prime Minister announced that the Australian Government “will make an additional $100 million investment to continue leading the world and our region in how we manage our ocean habitats and coastal environments and contribute to the global task of...