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Addressing the challenges of a changing world.

Food Security and Land Use

By 2050, the world’s agriculture will need to increase food production by 70 percent to feed a projected 9 billion people....

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Healthy Oceans

Our oceans and coasts are changing at a rate unprecedented in human history. Ocean warming, acidification, rising sea levels,...

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Renewable Energy

The rapid increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide represents a serious threat to the well-being of both natural and man-made...

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Transforming Policy, Institutions & Society

Climate change, resource limitations and environmental degradation all pose significant challenges to our world. How we respond to...

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About GCI

Global change is the hallmark of our age. Whether it is population growth, climate change or revolutions in technology - understanding and responding to global change is more important than ever.

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View Article Australian sea level rise partnership (ASLRP)

Australian sea level rise partnership (ASLRP)

The Challenge More than 80% of Australia’s population lives within 50 kilometres of the...

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View Article Atmospheric carbon to hit five-million-year record, marine expert warns

Atmospheric carbon to hit five-million-year record, marine expert warns

The Earth's atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) is about to rise to 400 parts...

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View Article Insuring Mangrove Forests for Their Role in Mitigating Coastal Erosion and Storm Surge

Insuring Mangrove Forests for Their Role in Mitigating Coastal Erosion and Storm Surge

Mangrove forests provide important ecosystem services, including protecting coastlines from the...

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View Article Planning for coastal squeeze

Planning for coastal squeeze

May 28th

The Australia Sea Level Rise Partnership (ASLRP) is a collaboration of researchers based at the...

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