by kapow | Feb 4, 2020 | Blog, Government Policy
NATIONAL COASTAL ADAPTATION AGENDA 2010: A RETROSPECTIVE It is hard to believe that only 10 years ago on 18 February, 2010, around 180 coastal wonks gathered in Adelaide to discuss “developing a national coastal adaptation agenda”. It was a Forum sponsored by the then...
by kapow | Jan 22, 2020 | Blog, Government Policy
TIME FOR ADAPTATION ACTION There is a need for the Commonwealth to rethink mechanisms for supporting the states in disaster management through the establishment of a climate change adaptation action arm within the Defence portfolio. A model is offered based on the US...
by kapow | Jun 3, 2019 | Blog, Government Policy
Federal Election 2019 and Coasts I am not sure how many Australians appreciated promises made about coastal issues during the recent federal election. Perhaps very few. This despite the fact that so much of our national well-being and livelihoods are dependent on...
by kapow | Mar 11, 2019 | Government Policy, Latest News
Four Australian states have specific coastal management legislation half of which is new and only came on stream in 2018. So, what is happening? Given the lack of federal coastal policy or legislation, some states recently decided to introduce their own coastal...
by kapow | Mar 6, 2019 | Blog, Government Policy
Victorian Coastal Monitoring Program I recently attended a meeting of the Advisory Board of the new Victorian Coastal Monitoring Program (VCMP).This program was established last year as a partnership between the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning...
by kapow | Feb 21, 2019 | Blog, Government Policy
Future national need for a healthy environment Since the mid-1980s, it has become increasingly established that climate change will impact the lives of Australians, on the economy and the health of environmental assets. The interconnected functioning of natural...