Research commissioned by the Climate Institute and the consumer group CHOICE warns that homebuyers could face big increases in insurance premiums and reduced property values due to the increased risk of extreme weather events and climate change.
Greater Taree City Council, on the NSW mid north coast, has adopted a Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) incorporating a dual approach to managing current and future impacts of coastal erosion.
Scientists have trialed the release of mosquitoes which are resistant to dengue fever into small communities in northern Australia. In the trials, mosquitoes were infected with a bacteria called Wolbachia, which prevents them from transmitting dengue.
A new manual to assist councils with climate risk assessment and planning has been launched by the Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government (ACELG).
Climate change has featured prominently in financial news in recent times with major reports by two institutions highlighting the risk of climate impacts to global economic growth and the insurance sector.
A Productivity Commission inquiry into funding arrangements for natural disasters is considering recommendations to substantially reduce the level of Commonwealth financial support for disaster reconstruction costs.
The winners of the 2014 Australian Coastal Awards were announced at the Australian Coastal Councils Conference at Ballina on 25 March 2014.
The Australian Coastal Awards were established to raise community awareness of the importance of Australia’s coastal zone and to acknowledge the organisations that have made a significant contribution to the nation’s coastal environment and settlements.
Australia’s peak coastal groups have joined forces to campaign for a national coastal policy in the lead up to the Federal election.
A study of coastal populations outside the capital cities has found a large number of people were missing from these communities when the 2011 Census data was collected.
Coastal councils from around Australia are attending the Australian Coastal Councils Conference at Byron Bay today and tomorrow to consider the major challenges facing the nation’s regional coastal communities.