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Priced out of ‘safe,’ more and more Americans are moving to flood plains and fire zones.
Many small towns in Ghana lack the infrastructure and planning capacity to cope with their growth.
The IPCC report has laid out some alarming sea level projections for the future. But the relationship between sea level rise and real-world risk is complex.
Humanity is destroying Earth’s ability to support complex life. But coming to grips with the magnitude of the problem is hard, even for experts.
As a former environment official, I’ve been involved with the EPBC Act for more than 20 years. But I was still shocked by the scathing report card.
There’s growing awareness about health disparities, and environmental factors need to be considered when communicating public health messages.
Predicting life expectancy remains in the realm of science fiction, but it may soon be possible. Are we prepared for such information? And who else would benefit from this knowledge?
Cats and dogs in the UK eat billions of tonnes of meat every year, but insect pet food could change this.
Guyana is on the verge of an oil bonanza that could bring in US$1 million a day. But if it’s not careful, this poor nation – population 750,000 – could fall prey to the dreaded ‘resource curse.’
Most African cities are expensive, informal and non-industrial. This has produced unique socioeconomic and environmental risks that must be carefully considered in policy development.
What do you do with a giant pit mine once it closes? One option for the Hazelwood mine is creating a recreational lake – but there are economic and environmental issues to consider.
Government strategies promoting economic growth through the development of the biodiverse Salween river basin should not be at the cost of human rights.
The unanticipated public health consequences of unsustainable development reminds the world that the issues are not in the distant future, but instead face us now.
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Guest Lecturer, Climate Change Economics, University of Oxford & Director, Climate and Sustainability Programme, ODI Global
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Senior Researcher, CGIAR
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Professor of International Relations, The University of the West Indies: St. Augustine Campus
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Distinguished Professor, Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Stellenbosch University
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Associate professor, Edith Cowan University
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Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University
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Research Fellow in Freshwater Science, Edith Cowan University
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Professor of Physiology, University of Nottingham
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Senior Lecturer in Computer Science, RMIT University Vietnam
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Chief Scientist, Australian Antarctic Division and Professor of Climate Science, Australian National University
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Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles
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Lecturer in the Faculty of Science, University of Nottingham
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Associate Professor, and Associate Investigator for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, Monash University
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Ph.D., Sociology/Social Justice, University of Windsor
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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University