A free public lecture at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Dubbo on Wednesday 10 August will explore the growing awareness that many of the procedures routinely used to manage water resources can be inappropriate for Australian landscapes. Head of Campus, Dr Bev Moriarty, said the public lecture, titled Water, Drought and Climate Change, will be presented by renowned wetland scientist Professor David Mitchell from the CSU School of Environmental Sciences in Albury-Wodonga. “It’s a privilege to have Professor Mitchell address environmental topics of such importance to people in this region,” Dr Moriarty said. “Professor Mitchell will examine the growing concern that profound climatic changes can potentially undermine many of the strategies used to sustain agricultural output for domestic consumption and for export. Australia, he says, has the benefit of a relatively low population density, which will assist us to make the necessary adjustments for changes in a climate that is already characterised by significant variability.” The public lecture starts at 6pm Wednesday 10 August at the Lecture Theatre (Room 422) at CSU in Dubbo.