PAST FORUMS
International Partnerships in Antarctic Science
19 May 2022
The scientific questions around Antarctica’s future are too urgent to be tackled by one nation alone. This session will address the need for international cooperation to answer the continent’s biggest scientific questions, and the benefits and challenges of coordinating across multiple international partners.
SPEAKERS
Robb Clifton
Australian Antarctic Division
Ted Scambos
University of Colorado Boulder
IPCC WG2 key findings for
Antarctica and Australia
16 March 2022
Learn what the recent released IPCC WG2 report means for Antarctica, the Southern Ocean and Australia from our expert panel.
SPEAKERS
Nathan Bindoff
AAPP/IMAS
Philip Boyd
ACEAS/AAPP/IMAS
Andrew Constable
CMS/IMAS
Greta Pecl
CMS/IMAS
The event was jointly hosted by the Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS) and the Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP).
Accounting for Greenhouse Gases:
Antarctica in the Global Climate Response
25 November 2021
As the global response to climate change enters a new phase, the target of net-zero emissions requires nations to accurately measure and account for greenhouse gas emissions. Society and political leaders will need access to the best possible scientific observations, long-term climate models, and robust mechanisms for measuring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions.
SPEAKERS
David Etheridge
CSIRO
Rob Sturgiss
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
Sea Level Extremes: Antarctica's Impacts on Policy & Planning
Thursday 30 September 2021
How will the cryosphere contribute to changes in sea level in the near-to-medium term?
What are the relative contributions of ocean-driven melting, gravitational self attraction, isostatic adjustment, and catastrophic ice shelf collapse? Where should the science focus?
How can research better meet the needs of end-users in the policy and planning arenas?
How should our planners and policymakers respond, given the current uncertainties around future sea-level rise?
Ben Galton Fenzi
Glaciologist
Australian Antarctic Division
Kathleen McInnes
Group Leader, Climate Extremes and Projections Climate Science Centre
CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere
Barbara Norman
Chair Urban & Regional Planning
University of Canberra
Drought and Rainfall in South East Queensland: Extending Climate Records
Wednesday 23 June 2021
Australia’s water infrastructure policies and preparations are based on an understanding of climate extremes observed during the past 120 years of instrumental recordings.
Given the limited range of instrumental climate data for Australia, what does it mean when extreme climate events are described as ‘unprecedented’?
In our second Antarctic Policy & Research Forum, three speakers discussed the ways that these two branches of science - hydrology and palaeoclimatology - are coming together to build a clearer picture of the true risk of extreme climate events in Australia.
SPEAKERS
Tessa Vance
Palaeoclimatologist
AAPP
Anthony Kiem
Associate Professor, Hydroclimatology
Newcastle University
Kate Smolders
Senior Scientist (Catchments)
South East Queensland Water
Upping Impact:
Strengthening Antarctic Science & Policy Linkages
25 February 2021
The Australian Antarctic Program Partnership held its first Antarctic Policy & Research Forum on 25 February 2021. This forum was led by the Australian Antarctic Division's Territories, Environment and Treaties team and aimed at bridging the gaps that exists between the Antarctic science and policy arenas, by fostering productive conversations between policy-experts, end users and scientists.
SPEAKERS
Dirk Welsford
Acting Chief Scientist
Australian Antarctic Division
Gill Slocum
Manager, Territories, Environment and Treaties Section
Australian Antarctic Division