drought – Openforum https://www.openforum.com.au Open Forum offers an independent platform for Australian debate Thu, 28 Mar 2024 22:27:37 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.25 Drought need not lead to disaster https://www.openforum.com.au/drought-need-not-lead-to-disaster/ Thu, 23 Jun 2022 21:12:25 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=37900 Australia is no stranger to the problems caused by droughts, which are only set to increase in intensity and duration as climate change begins to bite, but lessons learned around the world can help stop droughts becoming humanitarian disasters.

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Victoria’s catchments may not recover from drought https://www.openforum.com.au/victorias-catchments-may-not-recover-from-drought/ Mon, 17 May 2021 21:24:10 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=32995 A third of the water catchments included in a Victorian study had not recovered from a severe drought nearly eight years later, according to research undertaken by Monash University.

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Drought increases threat to global wetlands https://www.openforum.com.au/drought-increases-threat-to-global-wetlands/ Sun, 11 Oct 2020 21:05:54 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=30032 University of Adelaide scientists have shown how droughts are threatening the health of wetlands around the world.

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We can’t drought-proof Australia and it’s foolish to try https://www.openforum.com.au/we-cant-drought-proof-australia-and-its-foolish-to-try/ Thu, 17 Oct 2019 20:12:50 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=24073 The antiquated ideas about drought-proofing pushed by vote-seeking politicians promise much yet deliver little. Indeed, they distract attention and siphon funds from realistic solutions, or actually re-evaluating where and how we use our limited water resources.

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Bipartisan support for drought relief doesn’t make it right https://www.openforum.com.au/bipartisan-support-for-drought-relief-doesnt-make-it-right/ Thu, 03 Oct 2019 22:45:15 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=23743 Politicians love handing cheques to farmers as much as they love photographs with adoring children, but bipartisan support for drought relief does little to help rural employment, agricultural production or the environment.

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We must strengthen, not weaken, environmental protections during drought – or face irreversible loss https://www.openforum.com.au/we-must-strengthen-not-weaken-environmental-protections-during-drought-or-face-irreversible-loss/ Thu, 27 Sep 2018 22:18:03 +0000 http://www.openforum.com.au/?p=16943 Australian rural communities face hardships during extended drought but subverting or weakening existing protective conservation management practices and policies will exacerbate the impacts of drought on natural environments and biodiversity.

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