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‘Knowledge keeps the fires burning’: how ancient Indigenous wisdom can transform our battle against climate change

Nina Lansbury, The University of Queensland; Bradley J. Moggridge, University of Technology Sydney; Geoff Evans, The University of Queensland; Lillian Ireland, The University of Queensland, and Tom Munro-Harrison, Indigenous Knowledge

When it comes to climate change in Australia, the fires of Knowledge are burning bright. This NAIDOC Week, it’s time Indigenous Knowledges are heard.
Western Cape York community girls examine a display of period care products, including reusables and disposables, April 2022.

Free period care products in Queensland schools is just a first step. Remote communities need access to these items as well

Nina Lansbury, The University of Queensland and Minnie King, The University of Queensland

The Queensland government’s announcement this month of free period care products for state schools is laudable. But have they considered reusable alternatives, or remote and Indigenous students?
Gwydir Wetlands affected by drought. usual water level is indicated on tree stump. Bradley Moggridge

IPCC reports still exclude Indigenous voices. Come join us at our sacred fires to find answers to climate change

Bradley J. Moggridge, University of Canberra; Gretta Pecl, University of Tasmania; Nina Lansbury, The University of Queensland; Sandra Creamer, The University of Queensland, and Vinnitta Mosby, James Cook University

The latest IPCC Report lacked Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lead authors. This is a severe limitation to understanding and responding to climate change in this country.
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New IPCC report shows Australia is at real risk from climate change, with impacts worsening, future risks high, and wide‑ranging adaptation needed

Brendan Mackey, Griffith University; Francis Chiew, CSIRO; Gretta Pecl, University of Tasmania; Kevin Hennessy, CSIRO; Lauren Rickards, RMIT University; Mark Howden, Australian National University; Nigel Tapper, Monash University; Nina Lansbury, The University of Queensland, and Uday Nidumolu, CSIRO

We are no longer in typical conditions. Climate change is already damaging human and natural systems we hold dear in Australia.
Nangala, an Alyawarr woman from Tennant Creek, with her granddaughter, beside her temporary housing. Photo by Trisha Narurla Frank, provided with permission

Fix housing and you’ll reduce risks of coronavirus and other disease in remote Indigenous communities

Nina Lansbury, The University of Queensland; Andrew Redmond, The University of Queensland; Paul Memmott, The University of Queensland, and Samuel Barnes, The University of Queensland

Reducing crowding and repairing social housing can decrease the risk of COVID-19 in remote Indigenous communities. It will bring other long-term benefits, too.
People use the Wawa River in the Philippines for many purposes. Phoebelyn Gulunan, 2016

Sanitation projects will go down the toilet unless we ask people what they really want

Nina Lansbury, The University of Queensland; Angela Dean, The University of Queensland; Helen Ross, The University of Queensland, and Tari Bowling, The University of Queensland

Community participation is vital to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. But at the moment it often comes too little, too late.
Climate action by Australia affects all of Sustainable Development Goals, including those on water. Pushpendra Maheshwari

Climate action is the key to Australia achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

Nina Lansbury, The University of Queensland; Dani Barrington, The University of Queensland, and Russell Richards, The University of Queensland

When Australia joins the 71st UN General Assembly, it will reflect on its progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. But where do we start to achieve these complex and interlinked ambitions?
Clean water can help to break the link between poor hygiene and eye diseases such as trachoma. Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA)

It’s a fallacy that all Australians have access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene

Nina Lansbury, The University of Queensland; Cindy Shannon, The University of Queensland, and Paul Jagals, The University of Queensland

As Australia joins a New York summit to discuss the UN Sustainable Development Goals, it still faces questions over whether it is meeting water standards at home.

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