Southern Cross University to host July 2008 Second Regional Forum on Climate Change and Coastal Communities

The NSW North Coast's Southern Cross University will host the Second Regional Forum on Climate Change and Coastal Communities in July 2008.

 

Organiser Associate Professor Graham Jones said that while progress had been made in some areas since the initial forum, there were many challenges facing the Mid North and North Coast regions.

"We can expect the sea level to rise by at least one metre over the next 90 years and in some places that will have quite a substantial impact. If there's a one-metre rise, this can produce inundation of about 100 metres," Professor Jones said.

"This has major implications for planning of coastal developments."

People from the Coffs Harbour region north to the Queensland border are being invited to attend.

Speakers include Dr John Hunter, from the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre at the University of Tasmania, who will provide an overview of the impact of sea level rise on the northern NSW coastline, and Professor Rodger Tomlinson, from Griffith University's National Centre for Climate Change Adaptation,  who will talk about coastal erosion and the coastal planning that will be required over the next century.-------

Anyone interested in participating in the Climate Change Forum should contact the Centre for Regional Climate Change Studies on 6620 3650, email graham.jones@scu.edu.au or visit the website www.scu.edu.au/schools/esm/

The forum will be held at the Whitebrook Theatre, Lismore campus, on July 3 and 4.