Posts tagged as: Government

2013 International Year of Water Co-operation

By Michael Smit in Our planet on 8 January 2013

2013 International Year of Water CooperationWater Cooperation? Its a bit vague isnt it? It turns out that when countries and governments agree about how to manage water some very good things happen. As noted on the Unesco website – ‘At the international level water appears to provide reasons for transboundary cooperation rather than war.

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8
JAN
2013

Global leaders in sustainability announced for the 2012 savewater! awards®

By Cail Rayment in Heroes on 4 September 2012

Josef-Hinterkeitner_featThe finalists for the national 2012 savewater! awards® have been announced, with 43 exceptional finalists being selected from over 1,000 applications across Australia and internationally. Who are the global leaders in sustainability? Let’s find out…

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4
SEP
2012

Are we in for another wet summer?

By Cail Rayment in Our planet on 19 October 2011

A dry field with a storm in the distanceWe’re set for some great weather this weekend!   With beautiful sunny days forecast this weekend across Australia we begin to think that summer is well on its way. We all know that summer in Australia can mean storms, rain, and cyclones if you’re in the right (or wrong) part of the country. But what about floods and drought? What are we in for?

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19
OCT
2011

Blizzards, droughts, or cyclones? Predicting this season’s weather

By Cail Rayment in Our planet, Videos on 1 June 2011

Ridgy_chase-copy_featWith record rainfall, drought, and high and low temperatures being experienced right across the country recently, who knows what to expect as Australians move into the colder part of the year? There have certainly been some extremes felt by many Australians, not to mention the biggest natural disasters in our history. Now that Winter is here and the weather begins to shift, how can you know what to expect in Australia for the next six months? The answer is in weather patterns.

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JUN
2011