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About Resources, Environment and Development

The staff in the Resources, Environment and Development Program (RE&D) carry out cutting edge, interdisciplinary research and teaching, focusing on the social, political and economic dimensions of environmental management in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. RE&D’s research community hosts leading academics and students from diverse disciplinary backgrounds including environmental economics, geography, anthropology and environmental studies.

Academics located in RE&D teach into the following post-graduate degree programs:

RE&D researchers are engaged with pressing contemporary challenges in:
• climate change
• energy transitions
• conservation
• forestry and land management
• agrarian transformations
• water governance
• extractive industries
• gender and development
• disaster response
• resource conflicts and environmental security
• and more
 

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Women in Macroeconomics Workshop 2024
CAMA hosts the 2024 Women in Macroeconomics Workshop, fostering collaboration and research sharing among women economists, with a focus on supporting early career researchers and PhD students.
  • macroeconomics
Prof Renee McKibbin

Focused on our future
With a career spanning 20 years, Professor Renée Fry-McKibbin is no stranger to leadership. Now taking the reins as Crawford School's new Interim-Director, Renée shares her vision for 2022.
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  • #Crawford School
  • #leadership
Submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Net Zero Economy Authority

Submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Net Zero Economy Authority Bill 2024
Llewelyn Hughes, Frank Jotzo, and Rebecca Colvin
  • net zero
Roshen Fernando

Congratulations to Roshen Fernando for his research award
CAMA PhD scholar has been granted a research award for his thesis.
  • research
  • PhD
  • Covid-19
  • economic impacts
  • Climate Change

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Maathumai Ranjan

Breaking barriers: Maathumai Ranjan elected Vice President of the Actuaries Institute
Maathumai Ranjan, a PhD student at Crawford School and a Sir Roland Wilson scholar, has been elected as the 2025 Vice President of the Actuaries Institute, with the Presidency awaiting her in 2027.
adobestock

Top 5 things we wish we knew when we started working in the APS
We asked Dr Trish Mercer and Dr Wendy Jarvie what were the top things they both wish you knew when you joined the APS. Here’s what they have to say.
  • executive education
michelle lyons

From public service to climate scholar: Michelle Lyons on Green Banks and Net Zero
With over fifteen years of experience in climate change, Michelle Lyons has transitioned from public servant to scholar, driven by a passion for advancing the net zero transition.
  • Climate Change
sarah boddington

Energising the transition: Sarah Boddington’s research at the ANU Energy Update 2024
With a background in international development and a focus on the social dimensions of energy and climate transitions, Sarah’s research plays a crucial role in shaping climate policy.
  • energy transition

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Mailing address

Shuqun Zhao, Senior Program Coordinator,
Resources, Environment & Development Group.
Crawford School of Public Policy,
ANU College of Asia and the Pacific,
Australian National University,
ACT 0200 AUSTRALIA.

Contact details

Ms. Shuqun Zhao, Senior Program Coordinator, RE&D Group.
Phone: +61 2 6125 5628.
Email: crawford.degrees@anu.edu.au

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