Australia 21
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Australia 21 is a non-profit organisation started in Canberra
in 2001.
It is grappling with some of the issues that challenge our future such as climate change
, energy, land and water use, the realization of our children's potential and the way Australia
relates to its neighbours. These issues are large and complex and are not being adequately dealt with by conventional research institutions and funding agencies. Australia 21 is adding to the already formidable research potential by developing open, sustained networks of serious thinkers and researchers from a range of disciplines and institutions and by actively facilitating the exploration of alternative ways of thinking about and responding to the emerging challenges.
Here are some of the programs Australia 21 currently has under development:
• Pathways to success and well being for Australia's young people
• A Sustainable Australia: Options for Australia’s energy futures
• Productive and resilient ecosystems
• Enhancing Australia’s Security and Prosperity in the 21st Century
• Tipping Points in Australia's Future
• The next big question
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
in 2001.
It is grappling with some of the issues that challenge our future such as climate change
Climate change
Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions or the distribution of events around that average...
, energy, land and water use, the realization of our children's potential and the way Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
relates to its neighbours. These issues are large and complex and are not being adequately dealt with by conventional research institutions and funding agencies. Australia 21 is adding to the already formidable research potential by developing open, sustained networks of serious thinkers and researchers from a range of disciplines and institutions and by actively facilitating the exploration of alternative ways of thinking about and responding to the emerging challenges.
Here are some of the programs Australia 21 currently has under development:
• Pathways to success and well being for Australia's young people
• A Sustainable Australia: Options for Australia’s energy futures
• Productive and resilient ecosystems
• Enhancing Australia’s Security and Prosperity in the 21st Century
• Tipping Points in Australia's Future
• The next big question