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Values of biodiversity and nature’s benefits to people
Sacha Amaruzaman, a PhD Student in the Centre for Global Food and Resources (GFAR) recently participated in the First Author Meeting of IPBES Methodological Assessment on Multiple Values of Nature, in Mexico City from 12-16 November 2018. Sacha talks about his experience in this blog. The value of nature to people is broad and diverse, […]
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GFAR PhD Student receives IPBES fellowship
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is an intergovernmental platform aiming to fill the gaps between the science-policy interfaces regarding the natural resources management. Sacha Amaruzaman, a PhD student of the Centre for Global Food and Resources (GFAR) has recently been admitted in the IPBES Fellowship programme in the IPBES Global […]
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A Note from ICID 2018 Conference
GFAR PhD candidate, Sitti Rahma Ma’Mun, recently participated in the International Conference and the 65th International Executive Council (IEC) Meeting of the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The conference theme was “Innovative and Sustainable Agri-Water Management: Adapting to a variable and changing climate”. The ICID 2018 International Conference was […]
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THE PARADOX OF IRRIGATION EFFICIENCY
According to a United Nations report, by 2025, 1.8 billion people will be living in countries or regions with absolute water scarcity, and two-thirds of the world’s population could be living under water stressed conditions. Crop irrigation accounts for 70% of the global water extractions. Irrigation efficiency measures are increasingly being promoted (and subsidised) throughout […]
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The Environment’s water is not Agriculture’s overdraft
Blog post prepared by Dr. David Adamson The Murray-Darling Basin Plan is based on the concept of ‘common property’ were a set of environmental rights are established and managed in the national good (economic, society & the environment). The environments rights were purchased from farmers either: directly via market mechanisms (i.e. buy-back where rights were […]
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Conservation in the South Australian Mallee and Wheatbelt is Vulnerable to Climate Change
Blog post by A/Prof Patrick O’Connor The stability of vegetation in the South Australian Mallee and Wheatbelt regions has been shown to be susceptible to climate change. The unique mixtures of plants and animals of these systems are under threat from a mixture of climate change and fragmentation of the vegetation resulting from past land clearing. […]
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Submission to the “Review of Australia’s climate change policies”
Dr. David Adamson, Senior Research fellow at The Centre for Global Food and Resources, shares his private submission to the ‘Review of Australia’s climate change policies’. The discussion paper can be found here and Dr. Adamson’s submission is shown below. Submission to the Review of Australia’s climate change policies By David Adamson[1] The document is highly […]
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GFS contribution to policy discussions on agrifood and development program in Asia
Recently Global Food Studies researchers contributed to two major events in Adelaide this July, namely ICAS9 and the Australia Awards Interactive Workshop. Five people from our team, Dr Sharmina Ahmed, Dr Jayanthi Thennakoon, Dr Risti Permani, Dr Wahida and Mr Suprehatin, made presentations at the 9th International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS9) at the Adelaide […]
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White papers: Agricultural competitiveness and Northern Australia
The Australian government has recently released two important white papers on “Agricultural Competitiveness” and “Developing Northern Australia”. The White Paper on Developing Northern Australia is the first ever white paper on Northern Australia. It focuses on building priority roads, developing water resources, removing red tape, building a sustainable workforce and ensuring effective governance arrangements. As […]
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In the news: Prof Mike Young on climate change in the Murray Darling Basin Plan
In April, we posted an article on Prof Mike Young‘s concerns about the historic Murray-Darling Basin (MDB) Plan that is under threat as there is not sufficient water to save the environments. A new discussion emerged that the modelling of the MDP Plan does not factor in climate change “in any meaningful way” as reported […]
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