The report of the Federal Parliamentary coastal inquiry released last night represents a landmark step towards the sustainability of the Australian coast and its communities, according to the National Sea Change Taskforce.
Revised estimates of Australia’s population growth over the next 40 years have dire implications for the nation’s coastal communities, according to the National Sea Change Taskforce, which represents non-metropolitan coastal councils.
A research report released today by the National Sea Change Taskforce identifies that people on low incomes in coastal communities are at greater risk from the effects of climate change than more affluent residents.