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Asia RisingBook Launch: Rivers of the Asian HighlandsHigh in the Himalayas the waters of Asia’s eight largest rivers intersect. The rivers of the Asian Highlands are central to the world’s weather systems and activities in their water catchments have shaped the human past and will shape the future. These rivers support more than three billion people and provide water for 85% of Asia’s populations, and what happens to Asian highland rivers is of global significance.
Today human activities are contributing to rising temperatures, which leads to glacial shrinkage and uncertain river flows. Highland rivers are suffering from multiple crises, including inept management, negati...2025-06-0359 minAsia RisingBook Launch: Rivers of the Asian HighlandsHigh in the Himalayas the waters of Asia’s eight largest rivers intersect. The rivers of the Asian Highlands are central to the world’s weather systems and activities in their water catchments have shaped the human past and will shape the future. These rivers support more than three billion people and provide water for 85% of Asia’s populations, and what happens to Asian highland rivers is of global significance.
Today human activities are contributing to rising temperatures, which leads to glacial shrinkage and uncertain river flows. Highland rivers are suffering from multiple crises, including inept management, negative effects from poorly...2025-06-0359 min
Mornings with Graeme GoodingsReport on the Murray DarlingGraeme Goodings speaks with Prof Jamie Pittock from ANU on the latest report on the failure to stop the decline of the Murray-Darling. Listen live on the FIVEAA Player. Follow us on Facebook, X and Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-12-0311 min
Arts & IdeasScottish KingshipIn 2024, Scotland marks two big anniversaries: David I ascended the throne nine centuries ago and James I of Scotland began his reign 600 years ago. Both Kings played a role in shaping Scotland's ideas about its monarchy. How did David shape Scotland, and what relevance does the Stone of Destiny have - then, and now, as it returns to its native Perthshire? We look at the Scottish dream-vision, initiated by James I in writing Scotland's first love poem, sparking a new tradition lasting through the Renaissance and beyond. Anne McElvoy hears about distinctly Scottish ideas of Kingship.Kylie...2024-03-2045 min
Climate ConversationsClimate News: Melbourne Age digs deep to find a glimmer of hope; art climate protests persist; electric buses; where do we stand on COP 26; will private investors save nature?The Melbourne Editorializes about digging deep to find good news in U.N. climate change report: "Rays of hope amid dire climate warnings".
Art climate protests discussed by The New York Times: "Climate Protester Glues His Head to ‘Girl With a Pearl Earring’ Painting".
Canary Media tells readers: "Electric buses are ready for takeoff at US airports".
From The Hindustan Times, we hear: "India’s energy demand could rise over 3% annually until 2030: IEA".
"Where Do We Stand on COP26 Climate Promises? A Progress Report" - from the World Resources Institute.
The...2022-10-2911 min
Democracy Sausage with Mark KennyThe tempestOn this episode of Democracy Sausage, researchers Rebecca Colvin and Jamie Pittock join Mark Kenny to discuss Australian attitudes to climate change, how they influence people’s voting patterns, and Australia’s increasingly severe weather events.Was the so-called climate election of 2019 lost, or simply never fought? Will a shock event like the recent floods in New South Wales, or Australia’s Black Summer a little over a year ago, change the way people vote? And what will more frequent and more severe weather events mean for vulnerable Australian communities? On this episode of Democracy Sausage, social...2021-03-3046 min
Take me to the RiverEpisode 8 - Is raising dam walls an effective strategy to manage climate change impacts?Questions, comments, feedback? Tap here to send us a message!In this episode, Siwan and Professor Jamie Pittock discuss whether raising dam walls is an effective management strategy to address our changing climate. They discuss the current proposal to raise the Warragamba Dam wall in outer Sydney, and whether the stated aims of it being to address flooding and protect downstream communities, will actually be achieved. Jamie has worked for the World Wide Fund for Nature, and is a member of the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists and World Commission on Protected Areas. He is also on...2021-03-2531 min
Climate UpdateFrom drought to floods - water security in AustraliaAustralia has always experienced natural booms and busts of droughts and floods, but these cycles are becoming increasingly unpredictable as the climate warms.
Lamis is joined by Professor Jamie Pittock from the Fenner School of Environment and Society to discuss Australia's water security, and what we could do to improve it.
2020-08-2414 min
The ClimateReady Podcast: Adapting to Climate Change & UncertaintySparking Change: What We Can Learn from Australia’s Catastrophic BushfiresWith our daily lives inundated with news and anxiety around the ongoing coronavirus epidemic, it’s easy to forget another major story from just a few months ago. The Australian bushfire season of 2019-2020 has garnered global attention. People all around the world were shocked by stories of massive wildlife loss, charred landscapes, destroyed homes and businesses, and displaced communities. But now that the fires have gone out, what have we learned?
To hear how these fires impacted the country’s ecosystems, people, and politics, we turn to two colleagues from southeastern Australia. Dr. Jamie Pittock is a professor at Aust...2020-03-2539 minThe ClimateReady Podcast: Adapting to Climate Change & UncertaintySparking Change: What We Can Learn from Australia’s Catastrophic BushfiresWith our daily lives inundated with news and anxiety around the ongoing coronavirus epidemic, it’s easy to forget another major story from just a few months ago. The Australian bushfire season of 2019-2020 has garnered global attention. People all around the world were shocked by stories of massive wildlife loss, charred landscapes, destroyed homes and businesses, and displaced communities. But now that the fires have gone out, what have we learned?
To hear how these fires impacted the country’s ecosystems, people, and politics, we turn to two colleagues from southeastern Australia. Dr. Jamie Pittock is a professor at Aust...2020-03-2539 min
Water Security, Risk and Society ConferenceManaging risk from climate variability and change: lessons from Australia's Murray-Darling BasinPresentation from the plenary session 'Global change and the evidence base for strategic policy and business decisions' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Dr Jamie Pittock, Australian National University, Australia.2012-05-3121 minWater Security, Risk and Society ConferenceManaging risk from climate variability and change: lessons from Australia's Murray-Darling BasinPresentation from the plenary session 'Global change and the evidence base for strategic policy and business decisions' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Dr Jamie Pittock, Australian National University, Australia.2012-05-3100 min