Theme Leader
Associate Professor Marcus Haward holds a PhD in political science from the University of Tasmania and has a substantive appointment in the School of Government at UTas. He has held a number of appointments at UTas including Head of School and Deputy Dean. His research interests lie in Fisheries management, Ocean policy and governance, coastal zone management, Antarctic and Southern Ocean law and policy.

June 2009

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) in 2007.  Since then, a number of new scientific results have been published that expand our understanding of climate science. Some of the key findings since the last IPCC assessment are provided in this brief.

1 June 2009
Vulnerable fishing and coastal communities around the world will bear the brunt of climate change’s impacts.  A group of 16 international organizations have urged climate negotiators to ensure that fisheries and aquaculture are not neglected in ongoing discussions regarding a successor to the Kyoto Protocol.

Copenhagen, Denmark 10-12 March 2009
The University of Copenhagen recently hosted the International Scientific Congress on Climate Change under the heading “Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges and Decisions” on 10-12 March 2009.

The main aim of the congress was to provide a synthesis of existing and emerging scientific knowledge necessary in order to make intelligent societal decisions concerning application of mitigation and adaptation strategies in response to climate change. For more information see “A SUMMIT OF SCIENCE FOR POLITICS”.