Attributions Climate Impacts Tracker Asia

Attributions speaks with Mark Hutchinson, the director and chair of the Southeast Asia Task Force at the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).We speak to Mark about a recent report published by GWEC about the offshore wind industry attempting to coexist with South Korean fishing communities. Other topics include what kind of challenges offshore wind faces by local communities, the supply chain implications to an offshore wind industry in South Korea, the push back by local fishing communities an...

Attributions speaks to Hannah Mason about all things heatwaves and public health at sporting events.Hannah is a lecturer and researcher at the College of Public Health, Medical, and Veterinary Sciences at James Cook University. She's worked on a wide range of public health and safety research projects, including exploring the impact of heatwaves on health systems.Topics include heat waves and their impacts on public health systems, extreme heat and sporting events, the impacts of extreme heat...

Attributions speaks with Anjal Prakash about the Indian elections in the context of climate change and public policy.Anjal is an Associate Professor and Research Director at the Bharti Institute of Public Policy at the Indian School of Business, whose work focuses on climate change, water, gender issues and urban resilience in South Asia.Anjal has also worked across several areas, including issues related to Himalayan water and resilience, snowpack, and glacier-dependent river basins. He's ac...

Attributions speaks with Davide Faranda about a recent study he and other scientists conducted on the attribution of climate change on the heatwaves that affected Central Asia last year, along with a recap on some of the science behind heat waves, the impacts that heatwaves are having in the region and many other topics.Davide is senior scientist in climate science at the French National Center for Scientific Research and His main expertise lies in attributing extreme weather events to climat...

Attributions speaks with Gaia Zanaboni about the impacts of climate change on women for International Women's Day.Gaia works with Women Engaged for a Common Future (WECF), a non-profit organisation. Her work primarily revolves around exploring the connections between international climate policies and their effects on women and girls.During our discussion, we cover a wide range of topics, including why women are disproportionately affected by climate change, how climate policies impact women,...

Attributions speaks with Steve Turton about all things extreme flooding, climate and weather systems, and recent climate change impacts in Australia and the globe.Steve is an Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography at Central Queensland University. Steve has had a distinguished career across academia where he's held senior research and counseling roles in several universities and research centres. Steve's also a one of the former Presidents of the Australian Council of Environment Deans ...