This Week’s Guest Speaker … Dr. Digby Race topic was….Desert country: outside looking in, inside looking out …

Dr Digby Race had the opportunity to lead a research team exploring climate adaptation options for Central Australia during 2012-14. Much of his time was spent learning from, and working with, the remote Aboriginal communities living in classic desert country. Beginning this period as an ‘outsider’ looking in, time in the desert with local people allowed him to more deeply understand how remote communities see and care for their Country. The key to the research was blending contemporary science with ancient wisdom to create a shared knowledge. Digby disscussed some of the issues and riches found in the Tanami desert (Northern Territory).