Griffith University supports the Sustainable Development Goals

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EcoSummit 2023

13 - Climate Action

EcoSummit 2023 is a forum for scientists, policy-makers and practitioners to take a cross disciplinary approach focused on climate adaptation and the development of environmental and socio-economic resilience and, sustainable global prosperity. All areas of engineering, science, environmental modelling and policy will be considered in this work. An additional focus… Read More

Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management (DRM) into Annual National and Sub-national Planning and Budgeting (APBN and APBD) Short Course

11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

This course aims to improve the participants’ knowledge and skills on the importance of mainstreaming DRM into annual development programming and budgeting both at national and sub-national levels. This course complements the work of DFAT’s DRM program (a.k.a. SIAP SIAGA program) aims to improve Indonesia’s ability to prevent, prepare for,… Read More

Native Bee Workshop with Dr Tim Heard

15 - Life on Land

The workshop will include a presentation where you will learn about the basic biology, social life, nesting and foraging habits followed by a practical demonstration of hive design and how to divide a hive. It will finish with a second presentation on task behaviour, colony multiplication, mating, natural enemies, swarming… Read More

Australia Awards Short Course in Public Transport Management in Metropolitan Areas

7 - Affordable and Clean Energy

The Public Transport Management in Metropolitan Areas Short Course complemented the Indonesia-Australia Partnership for Infrastructure (KIAT) program, the program focused on upskilling government counterparts to improve urban mobility outcomes through Transit Oriented Development (TOD) which promotes the use of public transport systems. The course also supported the preparation of… Read More

Australia Awards Short Course in Climate Finance

7 - Affordable and Clean Energy

The Climate Finance course provided participants from across Indonesia with opportunities to network with Australian experts and organisations, explore climate finance opportunities to support Indonesia’s green economy transition, share case studies under the Australia-Indonesia Joint Statement on Cooperation on the Green Economy and Energy Transition and evaluate policies and initiatives… Read More

Pesticide Exposure and Health Risk Assessment in Rice Ecosystems in China

3 - Good Health and Well-Being

Currently, one of the most used insecticides for rice crops in China is pymetrozine {4, 5-dihydro-6-methyl-4-[(3-pyridylmethylene)-amino]-1, 2, 4-triazine-3(2H)-one}. Pymetrozine has recently replaced toxic organophosphate pesticides in China. Because of its relatively recent introduction, there are limited studies on the behaviour of pymetrozine in the environment. There has been virtually no… Read More