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Exciting Announcement: New Advisory Board Members join the Environment Institute

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We are thrilled to welcome three highly esteemed individuals to our Advisory Board, each bringing invaluable expertise in sustainability, climate action, and environmental advocacy:

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The Cycle of Influence, Laws and Nature

Prof Andrew Lowe with Dr Phillipa McCormack and Dr Kerryn Brent

What is the Law's role, locally and internationally, in implementing good practises and emerging technologies to remedy declining biodiversity and a changing climate? Are legal systems too cumbersome to act with the urgency demanded by academia, community and industry?

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Exciting update: impact of our contribution to the Emergency Management Act Review

Aerial view of flooding

We were thrilled to see this week that the Environment Institute鈥檚 recent submission to the State Government鈥檚 Review of the Emergency Management Act 2004 has made an impact.

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Addressing water allocation challenges amid climate change

Water being filled into a container, top view, with two hands holding container

Recent research from the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide, led by Associate Professor Douglas Bardsley, underscores the urgent need to address the politicisation of water allocations as climate change impacts intensify. According to CSIRO climate models, the Murray-Darling Basin faces potential reductions in rainfall and runoff by mid-century, with predictions suggesting up to a 40% reduction in runoff under extreme scenarios.听

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