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Climate Change and Australia: Where to Now?

Clemenger Auditorium National Gallery of Victoria, 180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Bob Brown (Bob Brown Foundation), Dr David Ritter (Greenpeace), Maiysha Moin (Fintona Girls School), with moderator Professor Katie Holmes (Latrobe University The Ideas and Society Program, convened by Professor Robert Manne, is a forum for discussion about the future of Australia and beyond. In 2019 we are hosting a series of discussions regarding some of... View Article

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LaTrobe Asia Panel: Climate change and conflict in the Himalaya

La Trobe Boardroom City Campus Level 20, La Trobe University City Campus 360 Collins St, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne launch of the new La Trobe Asia Brief. About this Event The snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas are instantly recognisable, but the critical role these mountains play in Asia’s climate, hydrology, ecology and geopolitics is mostly underplayed. Despite this importance, or perhaps because of them, there are a number of threats to the environment,... View Article

Seminar: A ‘pragmatic holism’: the logic of integration in the adaptation of social-ecological systems to a changing climate

Deakin Downtown Tower 2 Level 12 / 727 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

SSN Interdisciplinary Seminar with Dr Sophie Adams (UNSW) presenting on interdisciplinarity in discourses of climate change adaptation. About this Event Please join us for the next SSN Interdisciplinary Seminar with Dr Sophie Adams from the UNSW Environmental Humanities group. The seminar presentation will include a short panel discussion with two invited respondents from STEM and... View Article

MSSI Oration: Rebecca Huntley, in conversation with Maxine McKew. Renewing democracy in a time of environmental crisis

Carrillo Gantner Theatre Swanston Street, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Renewing democracy in a time of environmental crisis About this Event There is now widespread public acceptance of the reality of climate change and the need for governments to respond. Climate change is increasingly being framed as a ‘crisis’ or an ‘emergency’. Yet the recent Australian federal election shows that there are growing divisions amongst... View Article

Dubbo Workshop – Data and information for a changing climate: Contributing to improving the design, delivery and access to next generation NARCliM projections

Savannah Function Centre, Dubbo Taronga Western Plains Zoo, cnr Obley Rd and Newell Highway, Dubbo, NSW, Australia

Dubbo Workshop - Data and information for a changing climate: Contributing to improving the design, delivery and access to next-generation NARCliM projections Spring Workshops Data and information for a changing climate - Improving future natural hazard data for infrastructure, communities and services   Do you use climate data and information in projects or assessments and... View Article

Public lecture: Change as a Security Issue

Research Lounge in Arts West The University of Melbourne Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Public lecture with climate security expert Professor Ole Wæver About this Event Climate Change as a Security Issue Within security studies, climate change mainly figures in studies trying to settle whether a causal link can be demonstrated from climate change to military conflict. Meanwhile, general climate debates increasingly assert that climate change as such is... View Article

Agroforestry; a Real Adaptation Strategy in a Changing Climate

Mark Walter's Farm 535 Bass Valley Road, Loch, Victoria, Australia

Come along and learn about the planning aspects of developing an agroforestry farm. Covering topics from planning considerations to carbon. About this Event In this farm walk, led by landowner Mark Walters, we will be discussing topics such as; Social licencing Government support Management and harvesting Code of Forest practice Speakers include Chris Rankin, South... View Article

Wagga Wagga Workshop – Data and information for a changing climate: Contributing to improving the design, delivery and access to next generation NARCliM projections

International Hotel, Wagga 2 Lake Albert Rd, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia

Data and information for a changing climate - Improving future natural hazard data for infrastructure, communities and services   Do you use climate data and information in projects or assessments and need better access, products or services? Do you need climate data products and maps for evidence-based decision-making and want to know whether the right... View Article

Lucy Manne – Climate Change: A Very Short Arc that Bends towards Justice?

Kathleen Fitzpatrick Theatre Arts West, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Lucy Manne, (CEO of 350.org). Climate Change: A Very Short Arc that Bends towards Justice? 2019 Wednesday Lectures hosted by Raimond Gaita Political inaction in Australia and around the world means that we now have an alarmingly short window in which to act in order to mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis. As the urgency... View Article

Climate Change: A Very Short Arc that Bends towards Justice?

Kathleen Fitzpatrick Theatre Arts West, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

2019 Wednesday Lectures hosted by Raimond Gaita Political inaction in Australia and around the world means that we now have an alarmingly short window in which to act in order to mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis. As the urgency to increases, so does the risk that the solutions we adopt reinforce or even... View Article