Generating integrated climate change research
The Griffith Climate Change Response Program leads Griffith University’s research into climate change adaptation and mitigation. As climate change issues cut across many fields of study our research projects are transdisciplinary. The program brings together the wealth of Griffith research expertise from across the University, enabling climate change problems to be addressed in a comprehensive manner and often in conjunction with our international partners.
News from the Griffith Climate Change Response Program
- Tools for adapting to climate change - 9 Sept
Climate change in the news
- New Academy President to champion Humanities’ role in tackling climate change - 24 Nov, Australian Academy of the Humanities
- Climate change presents new challenges for the drinking water supply - 23 Nov, Science Daily
- Workplaces are not ready for the warming effects of climate change: Future Work report - 23 Nov, Canberra Times
- Donald Trump stands United States apart on global climate change, pandemic responses as G20 wraps up - 23 Nov, ABC
- Suga says Japan to lead on climate change - 23 Nov, Canberra Times
Video - Combating climate change in the Pacific
Climate change is presenting an existential threat in the Pacific; with island nation states not only a loss of property, but a loss of culture and identity. The EcoAdapt project identifies ecosystem-based approaches for climate change adaptation in the coastal zone of Pacific island states and territories in the face of a rapidly changing climate.
QUEENSLAND CLIMATE READY PROGRAM
An innovative partnership between Griffith University and the Queensland Government, which has been successful in enabling several Queensland Government departments to prepare for current and future climate risks and opportunities. The Queensland Climate Ready Program is an excellent example of a novel climate action partnership that can help achieve collective impact on climate change.
Snapshots from recent activities and meetings
IPCC MEETING IN FARO, PORTUGAL
From 26 January - 1 February 2020 experts from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) met in Faro, Portugal to advance preparations for the Working Group II contribution to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6). This was the third lead author meeting for this report, bringing together around 260 experts from more than 60 countries. Prof Brendan Mackey and Dr Esther Onyango of the Griffith Climate Change Response Program participated in the meeting. The event was hosted by the Government of Portugal and the University of the Algarve.
UTS BIG THINKING FORUM
On 9 July 2019, Professor Brendan Mackey, Director, Griffith Climate Change Response Program, presented at the UTS Big Thinking Forum: Saving the Climate. The event brought together leading thinkers from industry, government and academia for an inspiring yet urgent discussion about the ambitious journey in front of us towards a safe and prosperous planet – and what solving climate change in one generation means for our everyday lives.
GCCRP AND QLD GOVERNMENT SYMPOSIUM
On 5 June 2019 Griffith University organised in partnership with the Qld Department of Environment & Science, the Knowledge Sharing Symposium: Subnational Climate Action in Asia-Pacific, at the State Library of Qld. The format of the event personalised climate change and provided a platform for people to talk about how climate change is impacting their professional and personal lives, how climate change is intertwined with the other pressures on their lives, and how they are responding. The event was one of a number of events across Climate Week Qld.
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Griffith Climate Change Response Program
Academic Building 1 (G01), room 2.25, Gold Coast campus, Griffith University, Queensland, 4222
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+61(0)7 555 27263
climateresponse@griffith.edu.au
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