As Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen lands in Dubai for COP28, Australia has announced an extra A$150 in climate finance with a focus on the Pacific region.
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Kava is not commonly used in Australia. But that will change and we need to keep an eye on what happens next.
Waves, storms and floods can reshape atoll islands to survive sea-level rise – but their coral reefs need protection.
Western solutions to Pacific Island issues often end in failure. These countries must build their autonomy to survive climate change.
Pacific communities have always been resilient, surviving on islands in the middle of oceans for more than 3,000 years. But climate change is an unprecedented challenge.
Australia is considering whether to double the amount of kava people can bring into the country for personal use. While many welcome the move, the rules on kava reflect a bias against its cultural use.
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Professor of Geography, School of Law and Society, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Adjunct Research Fellow in Geography and Social Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Research Associate and PhD candidate, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University
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Researcher, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow, Griffith University
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Lecturer, Clinical Psychologist, Edith Cowan University
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Post-doctoral research fellow, University of Waikato
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Professor of Coastal Geomorphology, University of Plymouth
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Research Fellow, School of Architecture and Built Environment, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW
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Associate Professor, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland