https://amp.abc.net.au/article/103390862
'Nearly five years after funding was announced, the Coorong, Lower Lakes and
Murray Mouth (CLLMM) Research Centre has officially opened in South Australia.
With offices on the bank of the Murray River at Goolwa, between the Hindmarsh
Island bridge and the barrage, the centre will conduct research with a
particular focus on climate change and adaptation.
It will be run by the Goyder Institute for Water Research, a collaboration
between SA's Department for Environment and Water, the CSIRO, Flinders
University, the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia.
Institute Director Alec Rolston said the launch on Saturday was timed to
coincide with World Wetlands Day, reflecting the region's status as a wetland
of international importance.
Dr Rolston said the centre would bring together First Nations people and other
community members with governments to talk about their priorities for the
region.
"There will be change coming in the next 20, 30, 40 years and we need to work
together to understand what that change might be and what information people
need," he said.
"Not just [to] understand what those changes might be, but how they need to
work together and manage to adapt to that change."
Dr Rolston said the Murray Darling Basin would see more frequent, heavier
rainfall events and more severe flooding but also more frequent and prolonged
drought events.
He said the centre would bring together groups to learn from what had happened
in the past, identify knowledge gaps and co-design research to offer solutions
to issues in the region so people could make informed decisions.'
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
