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Urbanisation: Risks and Opportunities for Northern Australia
Geoffrey Craggs, Research Analyst, Northern Australia and Land Care Research Programme Background According to data published by the United Nations, in 2016 50 per cent of the global population lived in capital cities and surrounding urban areas. Current projections indicate that the number of people living and working in high density, over-populated cities is expected to rise to over 66 per…
Climate Change and Australian Food Security
Jinny ColletResearch AssistantGlobal Food and Water Crises Research Programme Key Points Summary Climate change is emerging as a key threat to global and national food security in the coming decades. Greater variability in rainfall, prolonged droughts and a greater incidence of extreme weather events are expected. In Australia, climate change has the potential to disrupt agricultural production and adversely affect…
Chinese Intentions Towards the Mekong River and Mainland South-East Asia
Mervyn Piesse, Research Manager, Global Food and Water Crises Research Programme Key Points Summary The Asian Development Bank estimated that South-East Asia will require $3.1 trillion between 2016 and 2030 to develop energy, transportation, water and sanitation systems for sustainable development. Most of that investment is required in lower-income countries, such as Cambodia and Laos. That critical need for major…
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The “Malthusian Trap” Does Not Make For Good Policy
Background In An Essay on the Principle of Population (1798), Thomas Robert Malthus posited…
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