Not exact matches
The speech lists five key fundamentals that should stand Australia
in good stead: a strong institutional framework (including the rule of law, respect for property rights, a well - functioning public administration, and a well - established regulatory
system); our people, who are diverse, well educated, have a «can do» mentality and a demonstrated capability for adjusting to
change; a large endowment of mineral resources; large tracts of agricultural land and an ability to produce high - quality clean food; and an established services industry with the potential for
considerable expansion as average incomes
in Asia rise.
2) We are forcing
changes in natural
systems themselves
changes inhospitable even to species with
considerable adaptability.
The evidence supports the need for
considerable investment
in adaptation and mitigation actions toward a «climate - smart food
system» that is more resilient to climate
change influences on food security.
The smallest warming / sea level rise
in TAR figure 5 will place a wide range of human and natural
systems under very
considerable pressure (and based on estimates of the melt - down point for greenland place us teetering on the edge of dangerous climate
change).
Sea surface temperature (SST) measured from Earth Observation Satellites
in considerable spatial detail and at high frequency, is increasingly required for use
in the context of operational monitoring and forecasting of the ocean, for assimilation into coupled ocean - atmosphere model
systems and for applications
in short - term numerical weather prediction and longer term climate
change detection.