Abstract
Multi-regional input-output databases have been used for a range of environmental, social and economic assessments. In this talk, Arunima Malik from the University of Sydney will provide an overview of the methodologies used by her group for supply chain sustainability assessments to quantify impacts of climate change and extreme weather on economic sectors. She will present the Industrial Ecology Virtual Laboratory infrastructure developed at the University of Sydney, in collaboration with seven Australian universities, and show how this platform has transformed research in supply chain sustainability assessments. Her presentation will focus on assessments of impact of cyclones, bushfires and extreme weather events on agriculture, manufacturing, energy and service sectors. She will specifically present her study, published in Nature Food, on the impacts of future climate change and extreme weather on food supply chains.
Dr. Arunima Malik is an Associate Professor at the School of Physics, and Business School at the University of Sydney. Arunima undertakes big-data modelling to quantify sustainability impacts at local, national and global scales. She has carried out sustainability supply-chain assessments of food systems, health care, biofuel production, construction materials, global energy use, global nitrogen and greenhouse gas emissions, and tourism. Arunima's research is interdisciplinary and focuses on the appraisal of social, economic and environmental impacts using input-output analysis.