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Baker has been working during the last 10 years with [[GRID-Arendal]] on different projects such as the international recognized [ |
Baker has been working during the last 10 years with [[GRID-Arendal]] on different projects such as the international recognized [[UNEP Shelf Programme]] which is a base to the [[Map of the World|map of the world]]{{Disambiguation needed|date=April 2021}}.<ref>{{Citation|last=GRID-Arendal|title=GRID-Arendal - A Centre Collaborating with UN Environment|date=2014-04-28|url=https://vimeo.com/93120367|access-date=2021-03-29}}</ref> Her work is recognized in [[Australasia]] and the Pacific Islands.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Shelf Programme: A Decade of Successfully Helping to Secure the Maritime Rights of Developing Coastal States {{!}} GRID-Arendal|url=https://www.grida.no/publications/168|access-date=2021-03-29|website=www.grida.no}}</ref>. She also has developed research related to waste including a review of marine litter in the UN Global Environment's GEO6 report<ref>https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/27539</ref> and also contributed to the Overall Guidance Document on the Environmentally Sound Management of Household Waste.<ref>http://www.basel.int/Implementation/HouseholdWastePartnership/OverallGuidanceDocument/tabid/8227/Default.aspx</ref> |
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Baker has spoken out in relation to the need to create an independent international body to supervise the construction of dams in mines. An independent body should monitor the benchmark, rather than the industry, as "there has been a history of catastrophic dam failures in countries where mine governance is quite good, including Australia".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-05|title=Experts call for independent body to oversee new standard to prevent dam collapses at mines|url=http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/aug/06/experts-call-for-independent-body-to-oversee-new-standard-to-prevent-dam-collapses-at-mines|access-date=2021-03-29|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> |
Baker has spoken out in relation to the need to create an independent international body to supervise the construction of dams in mines. An independent body should monitor the benchmark, rather than the industry, as "there has been a history of catastrophic dam failures in countries where mine governance is quite good, including Australia".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-05|title=Experts call for independent body to oversee new standard to prevent dam collapses at mines|url=http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/aug/06/experts-call-for-independent-body-to-oversee-new-standard-to-prevent-dam-collapses-at-mines|access-date=2021-03-29|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> |
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Elaine K. Baker is a UNESCO Chair in Marine Science at the University of Sydney and is the Director of the University of Sydney Marine Studies Institute.[1] Her position is supported by GRID-Arendal, a centre collaborating with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Early life and education
Baker was interested in geology in her childhood and she had a rock collection and managed to turn that interest in the natural world into a career.[2] Baker holds a BSc (Hons) from La Trobe University[3] and a PhD from the University of Sydney,[4] where she has been employed for more than 30 years.[2]
Career and impact
Baker has been working during the last 10 years with GRID-Arendal on different projects such as the international recognized UNEP Shelf Programme which is a base to the map of the world[disambiguation needed].[5] Her work is recognized in Australasia and the Pacific Islands.[6]. She also has developed research related to waste including a review of marine litter in the UN Global Environment's GEO6 report[7] and also contributed to the Overall Guidance Document on the Environmentally Sound Management of Household Waste.[8]
Baker has spoken out in relation to the need to create an independent international body to supervise the construction of dams in mines. An independent body should monitor the benchmark, rather than the industry, as "there has been a history of catastrophic dam failures in countries where mine governance is quite good, including Australia".[9]
Selected works
- Mangalagiu, D., Baker, E., Fidelman, P., Gonçalves, L. R., Harris, P., Hollway, J., ... & Rice, J. (2019). Oceans and Coastal Policy-Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6): Healthy Planet, Healthy People Chapter 14. Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6[10]): Healthy Planet, Healthy People.
- Global Linkages - A graphic look at the changing Arctic
- Crump, J., Jacob, K., King, P., Mangalagiu, D., Abiodun, B. J., Armiento, G., ... & Wright, C. Y. (2019). Systemic Policy Approaches for Cross-cutting Issues.
- Gupta, J., Hurley, F., Grobicki, A., Keating, T., Stoett, P., Baker, E., ... & Ekins, P. (2019). Communicating the health of the planet and its links to human health. The Lancet Planetary Health, 3(5), e204-e206.
- Johansen, K. S., Alfthan, B., Baker, E., Hesping, M., Schoolmeester, T., & Verbist, K. (2019). El Atlas de Glaciares y Aguas Andinos: el impacto del retroceso de los glaciares sobre los recursos hídricos. UNESCO Publishing.
References
- ^ "Marine Studies Institute". The University of Sydney. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ a b "Elaine Baker | GRID-Arendal". www.grida.no. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ Baker, Elaine E. (1984), The geology of part of the tertiary sequence of the Port Campbell embayment, Otway Basin, Victoria, retrieved 31 March 2021
- ^ Baker, Elaine K. (1999), Sedimentology and the impact of mining in a tidally dominated delta : Fly River, Papua New Guinea, University of Sydney, retrieved 31 March 2021
- ^ GRID-Arendal (2014-04-28), GRID-Arendal - A Centre Collaborating with UN Environment, retrieved 2021-03-29
- ^ "The Shelf Programme: A Decade of Successfully Helping to Secure the Maritime Rights of Developing Coastal States | GRID-Arendal". www.grida.no. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/27539
- ^ http://www.basel.int/Implementation/HouseholdWastePartnership/OverallGuidanceDocument/tabid/8227/Default.aspx
- ^ "Experts call for independent body to oversee new standard to prevent dam collapses at mines". the Guardian. 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ Programme, United Nations Environment (2019). "Oceans and Coastal Policy - Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6): Healthy Planet, Healthy People Chapter 14".
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