💧🌏 Greg CocksJan 5, 2024
Draft Update To The Climate Change Considerations Chapter In Australian Rainfall And Runoff - A Guide To Flood Estimation [Australia]
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https://consult.dcceew.gov.au/draft-updates-to-the-climate-change-considerations-chapter-in-arrg <-- shared technical article
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[especially pertinent with Northern Queensland’s recent and indeed ongoing flooding after some ‘extreme weather’]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #model #modeling #Australia #climatechange #extremeweather #flood #flooding #loss #damage #risk #hazard #mitigation #prediction #ARR #rainfall #precipitation #engineering #floodrisk #floodprotection #floodmitigation #floodprevention #runoff #floodestimation #planning #engineers #policy #engineersaustralia #DCCEEW #economics #economy #cleanup #cost
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John EnglartDec 18, 2022

Australian🇦🇺 Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek announces at #COP15 #Australia will host a Nature Positive Summit, a global meeting of the world’s environment ministers and business leaders in 2024.

The Summit will focus on how to encourage private finance for on-the-ground nature repair projects, such as restoring #mangroves, protecting waterways, and re-establishing habitat for #ThreatenedSpecies. The Summit will support implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (#CBD) and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (#UNFCCC) and it will build on Australia’s strong support for the International Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosure (#ITNFD). Australia is working with Pacific nations to ensure strong representation from Pacific region. Host city will be disclosed in coming months.

The Age: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/australia-to-host-world-s-environment-ministers-promote-billions-in-investment-20221217-p5c73u.html

#DCCEEW Press Release: https://minister.dcceew.gov.au/plibersek/media-releases/australia-host-global-nature-positive-summit
#Biodiversity #ForNature #NaturePositive

Australia to host world’s environment ministers, promote billions in investment

The global environment summit will try to secure billions of dollars in new investment to restore natural habitats and protect more areas from harmful development.

The Age