Global climate change is the biggest issue facing resource managers and poses a great challenge to businesses. Unless business adapts to changing resources, gives greater attention to sustainable behaviour and reduces the use of fossil fuel then there are risks.
Here I review physical changes that are predicted to happen over the next 100 years, the impact of change on marine ecosystems, challenges to fisheries managers and novel approaches to dealing with climate change.
I will present data from temperate and tropical waters of the Pacific on how patterns of growth of fishes and ranges will change. Even fishes that appear resistant to change can be affected by the collapse of key ecosystem functions.
Control of CO2 is still the biggest issue to reduce climate change. Innovative ways of making carbon neutral fuels and reducing methane emissions is working toward a solution and generating opportunity.
This talk is the final public lecture for 2009 of the Singapore Campus of James Cook University.
The talk is free but registration is required. To register please contact Ms Laiza Malit at laiza@jcu.edu.sg or call 65 9677 8868 for further information.
More details on the talk on the James Cook University Australia, Singapore Campus website.
Time: 7-8.30pm
Venue: Block A01-01, James Cook University Australia, Singapore Campus, 600 Upper Thomson Road, Singapore 577421
