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Category Archives: climate change

A low carbon future for WA

2 December, 2020by urbaqua Leave a comment

The long-awaited Western Australian Climate Policy was released earlier this week; it sets out the State Government’s plan to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and a climate-resilient, […]

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climate change, environment, innovation, Perth, Pilbara, planning, Water, water resource management

Dry: free from moisture or liquid; not wet or moist (see Perth).

15 October, 2020by urbaqua Leave a comment

As the mercury in our thermometers here in spring-y Perth start to expand, and the almost-summer warm air starts to drift into town, the (sort of) rains of our winter […]

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climate change, community, environment, Perth, Water, water resource management

It’s World Water Week (At Home)

26 August, 2020by urbaqua Leave a comment

We’re right in the middle of World Water Week (24 – 28 August 2020) – organised for almost 30 years by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). This week been […]

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climate change, conference, Water, water resource management

Positives of a pandemic?

27 March, 2020by urbaqua Leave a comment

The impact of the raging COVID-19 pandemic should not be understated, with half a million people infected, tens of thousands dying from the virus and epicentres shifting around us. It […]

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climate change, community, environment

BOM drops latest data review

24 January, 2020by urbaqua Leave a comment

Whew… what a hot summer… isn`t it? If you thought that the weather has been hotter than usual, it turns out you’re right. According to the Bureau of Meteorology’s (BoM) […]

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climate change, environment

National Water Week: ‘It’s time to change the world’

24 October, 2019by urbaqua Leave a comment

If you didn’t know it already, we’re nearing the end of National Water Week 2019! It happens every October to build awareness of water environments and resources, and to remind […]

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climate change, community, environment, industry, planning, recognition, Water, water resource management, WaterAid

Buneenboro: the draft Perth Water Precinct Plan is out for comment

13 September, 2019by urbaqua Leave a comment

Buneenboro is the Nyoongar name for the area of Perth Water between the Narrows Bridge in the west and the Causeway (Windan Bridge) in the east. It is the great, […]

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climate change, flood, modelling, Perth, Water

Forests: a good news story (for a change)

6 September, 2019by urbaqua Leave a comment

I don’t think anyone is going to argue about how awful it is to hear about the current state of the world’s forests. Not just the loss of forests and […]

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biodiversity, climate change, environment, Urban forest

Will your house flood? Floodplain management in Perth

22 August, 2019by urbaqua Leave a comment

When people think of Perth they tend not to think of flooding like that which happened in Brisbane in January 2011. However, many Perthites do live in and around the […]

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climate change, community, environment, flood, modelling, planning

Cape Town – Where Are They Now?

28 May, 2019by alexurbaqua Leave a comment

Coming up to the end of May and we’re well below our average annual rainfall in Perth and Sydney is about to implement level 1 water restrictions for the first […]

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climate change, community, environment, Water, water resource management

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