1 No Poverty

Lighting the way to sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region

Taking a deep dive into economic challenges unique to the Asia-Pacific region, Griffith Asia Institute released its flagship report.
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13 Climate Action

Alternative tidal wetlands in plain sight overlooked Blue Carbon superstars

Study highlights increasing opportunities for conservation, restoration and improved management of wetlands.  
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12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Assessing impacts of drought, water extraction on groundwater from space

ARC project to identify groundwater availability and risks associated with groundwater extraction.
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11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Griffith-led CRC attracts $140 million to tackle plastic waste

Griffith's first CRC to unite industry, government and research to enhance plastics value chain.  
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10 Reduced Inequalities

Putting the Master of Integrated Water Management into practice

“As a natural resource manager working in catchment management, the International Water Centre’s Master of Integrated Water Management supported my professional mission to improve land and water management for thriving communities,” – Louise Duff, graduate of the Master of Integrated Water Management.   “On my first day of the Master of Integrated Water Management, surrounded […]
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11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Traditional owners take the lead safeguarding fresh & marine waterways

A collaboration between Griffith University and the Carpentaria Land Council Aboriginal Corporation is training groups of Traditional owners to take the lead monitoring and safeguarding fresh & marine waterways in the Gulf of Carpentaria
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11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Understanding a river’s history is key to predicting its response

A new Griffith study has developed a metric to describe the relationship between flow and water quality to understand the response of waterways to flood events
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11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Bit by bit microplastics from tyres are polluting our waterways

Particles from tyre wear were found to be the most prevalent microplastic in urban stormwater
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1 No Poverty

Griffith selected to host 2023 UN Millennium Fellowship Class

Griffith University is one of two Australian universities selected to host a United Nations (UN) 2023 Millennium Fellowship Class (MFC), designed to foster student-led projects which support Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Plastics are breaking up not down in lakes worldwide

For the first time plastics have been assessed in lakes across the world, with some found to be worse impacted than oceans
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11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Challenges & knowledge gaps with nutrient offsetting

New Griffith-led research outlines how nutrient offsetting can achieve its potential as a more cost-effective way of improving water quality
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1 No Poverty

SDG focus elevates Griffith in Times Higher Ed 2023 sustainability impact rankings.

Griffith University ranked second overall in Queensland in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2023 and ranked 72 overall, out of 1591 institutions globally, highlighting Griffith’s commitment to the values of sustainable development.
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1 No Poverty

Social networks the key to water management & sanitation in the Pacific

A Griffith-led study has found traditional and digital social networks are key to improving community water management & sanitation in the Pacific
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11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Why was Brisbane’s 2022 flood different?

11 years on from the devastating 2011 flood, why was the Brisbane 2022 flood different? Why did it inundate areas untouched since 1974?
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13 Climate Action

Digital Technologies for a Climate Resilient Water Sector

The International WaterCentre is helping the water sector understand the digital technologies needed to build a climate resilient future
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11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Bushfire fighting chemicals extinguish frog development

A new Griffith study has found that bushfire fighting chemicals commonly marketed as environmentally friendly can severely affect frog development
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11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Sedimentation sifted out of pollution priorities

Sediment runoff from land use change is missing from global priorities, despite being one of the greatest threats facing freshwater and marine ecosystems
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15 Life on Land

Improving water access in remote and isolated communities

Griffith University contributed to a global review highlighting the effects of racism, social exclusion and discrimination on achieving universal safe water and sanitation in high-income countries and published in The Lancet Global Health. Griffith Cities Research Institute and Coauthor Associate Professor Cara Beal said despite Australia being one of the richest per capita countries in […]
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