News: Climate Change
Exciting news for climate adaptation in the Murray-Darling Basin!
Two northern Victorian Catchment Management Authorities are embarking on a groundbreaking study to assess climate change risks to water resources, supported by over $3 million in Australian Government funding through the CRC program.
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Addressing water allocation challenges amid climate change
Recent research from the University of Adelaide, led by Associate Professor Douglas Bardsley, underscores the urgent need to address the politicisation of water allocations as climate change impacts intensify. According to CSIRO climate models, the Murray-Darling Basin faces potential reductions in rainfall and runoff by mid-century, with predictions suggesting up to a 40% reduction in runoff under extreme scenarios.
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2024 SA Climate Leaders Awards
Congratulations Kate Delaporte, Stefan Caddy-Retalic, Eleanor Dormontt and team at the University of Adelaide's Waite Arboretum for being awarded winners of the Research and Education category of the 2024 SA Climate Leaders awards.
Strengthening Australia and Vietnam partnerships: Advancing research and understanding on designing and operating high integrity blue carbon market
Vietnam, with its long coastline, is vulnerable to climate change impacts.
Defining the potential for mangrove-based agribusiness transformation in the coastal Mekong Delta, Vietnam
The Mekong Delta region in Vietnam is facing several development challenges but the Government of Vietnam (GoV) is committed overcoming these and support the growth of the agricultural sector in the region. The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) recently awarded Environment Institute’s Future Making Fellow, Dr Pham Thu Thuy, $471,200 for a project on ‘Defining the potential for mangrove-based agribusiness transformation in the coastal Mekong Delta’.
A Periodic Table of Food for better health globally
University of Adelaide researchers are contributing to a global effort to quantify the makeup of the world’s food supply, enabling data-driven solutions to human and planetary health challenges such as biodiversity loss, climate change and malnutrition.
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EVENT: Earth Jam! at the UniBar next month
On the evening of Saturday 10th February the University of Adelaide's UniBar will come alive in a youth-focused evening for our living world aimed at amplifying and uplifting the South Australian youth voice.
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ARC Discovery Project Success for Environment Institute
A big congratulations to these Environment Institute members for their ARC Discovery Project successes this week, collectively totalling almost $2.4 million in grant funding. With a success rate of only 16%, these are great achievements.
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EVENT: "A Youth Symposium on Human-Nature Connection in the Anthropocene" - 20th November, 2023
The Environment Institute and Jane Goodall Institute Australia are excited to be co-hosting this youth symposium. Don't miss this incredible opportunity to broaden your understanding of the human-nature connection in the Anthropocene.
UPCOMING EVENTS: Nature Festival 2023
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