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Climate Change Adaptation in Asia and the Pacific: Is Gender relevant?

China in the World Auditorium Building #188, 188 Fellows Lane, ANU, Canberra, ACT, Australia

Description Is gender a consideration for your program, project or research? Now is the time to reflect on this. Women are often portrayed as more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change in Asia and the Pacific, with less information available about how to respond and adapt. Some adaptation options may put a disproportionate burden... View Article

Seminar: The past predicts the future – or not? Lessons on climate sensitivity from paleoclimate

Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC) 4th Floor, Matthews Building, UNSW, Kensington, NSW, Australia

Speaker: Anna von der Heydt (Utrecht University) Climate sensitivity is a key predictor of climate change. However, it is not very well constrained, either by climate models, observational, historical or palaeoclimate data. This 'uncertainty' has its origin in different aspects: i) There is a classical uncertainty related to measurements or proxy estimates of temperature and... View Article

Panel discussion – Wicked problems: domestic policy

Theatre 2, Kambri Precinct (#144), Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia

ANU 2019 Federal Election Panel Series Many of the enduring challenges in Australian domestic policy are seemingly intractable. How we respond - or don't respond - will shape our society for decades to come. How do we energise on critical domestic issues including Indigenous disadvantage, climate change and tax policy? How will the arts and... View Article

Modelling seasonal rainfall forecasts forced with improved predictive ocean surface temperature

Bureau of Meteorology Level 9, Seminar Room, 700 Collins St., Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

 Zaved Khan (Bureau of Meteorology). Modelling seasonal rainfall forecasts forced with improved predictive ocean surface temperature Seasonal rainfall forecasts are in high demand for users such as irrigators and water managers in decision making and risk management. Both statistical and dynamical models are widely used to generate probabilistic rainfall forecasts in advance for a season.... View Article

Seminar: Is there any evidence of a poleward expansion in the subtropical jet stream in either hemisphere?

Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC) 4th Floor, Matthews Building, UNSW, Kensington, NSW, Australia

Penny Maher (University of Utrecht) The tropics are expanding poleward at about 1 degree per decade in observations. The Hadley cell edge is one common measure of tropical expansion. One alternative method is the trend in the subtropical jet position. Unlike the Hadley cell edge, the observed trends in the subtropical jet position are much... View Article

Symposium: Solving the health and climate crisis

University House Common Room 1 Balmain Cres, ANU, Canberra, ACT, Australia

The ANU School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet) and the ANU Climate Change Institute (CCI) are joining forces to host this half day symposium to tackle the current climate and health crisis. Led by Professor Sharon Friel (Director, RegNet), the symposium will bring together experts from academia, civil society and government, with a focus on public health, climate... View Article

Seminar: Energetic constraints on climate model errors in precipitation

Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC) 4th Floor, Matthews Building, UNSW, Kensington, NSW, Australia

Prof Christian Jakob (Monash University). Climate models have significant errors in precipitation globally, but in particular in the tropics. Most models overestimate annual mean tropical precipitation, with the largest errors occurring over the warm tropical oceans of the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean and Atlantic. In addition to the mean errors, there are significant shortcomings in... View Article

Public Event: ART+CLIMATE=CHANGE 2019: Climate bites/ Water

The Living Pavillion Gate 8, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Sink your teeth into climate bites for lunchtime info packed discussions with experts on food, water, fashion, and nature. Take away practical knowledge and tips to bite back against our climate emergency. Produced and curated by Dr Renee Beale @climarteaus #climartebites #artclimatechange The Living Pavilion free public programs will bring together experts in art and curatorial practice... View Article

Public event: ART+CLIMATE=CHANGE 2019: Climate bites/Food

The Living Pavillion Gate 8, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Sink your teeth into climate bites for lunchtime info packed discussions with experts on food, water, fashion, and nature. Take away practical knowledge and tips to bite back against our climate emergency. Produced and curated by Dr Renee Beale The Living Pavilion free public programs will bring together experts in art and curatorial practice with some of... View Article