ABARE Conference - Farming in the Dry
Land & Water Australia. 2009. ABARE Conference - Farming in the Dry. [Online] (Updated August 13th, 2009)
Available at: http://lwa.gov.au/node/3079 [Accessed Monday 25th of April 2011 11:16:02 PM ].
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| Complete Transcript.pdf | 156.53 KB |
| Ken Moore Presentation.pdf | 72.15 KB |
| Peter Hayman Presentation.pdf | 79.94 KB |
| Ian McClelland Presentation.pdf | 80.69 KB |
| Q&A Presentation.pdf | 62.1 KB |
| Introduction Audio.mp3 | 1.66 MB |
| Ken Moore Audio.mp3 | 17.95 MB |
| Peter Hayman Audio.mp3 | 16.5 MB |
| Ian McClelland Audio.mp3 | 16.69 MB |
| Q&A Closing Audio.mp3 | 10.91 MB |
Ken Moore, manager of the Social and Institutional Research Program at Land & Water Australia, recently told delegates at the Farming in the Dry session of the The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE) Outlook Conference that drought is a long-term component of Australia’s climate, yet our Government’s and broader society continue to perceive it as requiring natural disaster relief.
This response works against farmers, communities and governments accepting climate variability and developing strategies to respond to it.
These comments were further supported by Dr Peter Hayman who pointed out that we do not have a stationary climate, so we should not have a stationary coping range. If we want to stop being vulnerable to climate change we need to make room for adaptation and innovation and build social capacity to do this.
Citation
Land & Water Australia. 2009. ABARE Conference - Farming in the Dry. [Online] (Updated August 13th, 2009)
Available at: http://lwa.gov.au/node/3079 [Accessed Monday 25th of April 2011 11:16:02 PM ].