In Brief

Australia and China share a great vulnerability to climate change. Australia is already hot and dry, and agriculture is conducted with precipitation levels.

With unmitigated climate change, Australia would dry and warm further, endangering agriculture and other human activity. China would likely see decreased flows in the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers. Rising sea levels associated with climate change would also place China's vital coastal provinces at serious risk.

Yet against this backdrop, there is considerable room for strategic initiative to be taken. For the full address, please see the videos below.