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Welcome Athol Yates, Director, Australian Security Research Centre and Professor Priyan Mendis, Reader, University of Melbourne |
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Chair: Michael Nolan, Associate Director - Sustainability & Climate Change, AECOM Jo Mummery, Assistant Secretary, Adaptation Partnerships Branch, Department of Climate Change CSIRO's Climate Adaptation Flagship Dr Trevor Booth, Theme Leader, Managing Species and Natural Ecosystems, CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship Hardening Australia: Climate change and national disaster resilience Athol Yates, Director, Australian Security Research Centre and Principal Author of the Hardening Australia (ASPI report) |
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Councils Collaboration on climate change adaptation – Hunter, Central and Lower North Coast, NSW Steve Wilson, Program Manager, Hunter & Central Coast Regional Environmental Management Strategy (HCCREMS) |
Infrastructure adaptation and climate change Michael Nolan, Associate Director - Sustainability & Climate Change, AECOM |
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| 11:10 |
A comparative analysis of adaptation across three major EU cities Darryn McEvoy, Principal Researcher, Climate change adaptation and Director, Climate change adaptation programme, Global Cities Research Institute, RMIT |
Methods and tools for integrated assessment of impacts and adaptation Professor Richard Warrick, University of the Sunshine Coast and Dr. Peter Urich, Managing Director, CLIMsystems Ltd |
| 11:30 |
Adaptation strategy, policy, training and practice experience Dr Stephen Swabey, Umwelt |
EIANZ Climate change skills training Mark O’Brien, President, ACT Division, Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand |
| 11:50 |
Simulation modelling of alternative crop strategies for adaptation to climate change Professor Bob Martin, Director, Primary Industries Innovation Centre, NSW Department of Primary Industry and the University of New England |
Planning industries involvement in the low carbon economy: Case studies from forestry, agroforestry and the minerals industry (10MB) Graham Jones, Green Planet Consultancies |
| 12:10 |
Economic impact and adaptation assessment of cyclone damage Risks due to climate change Professor Mark Stewart, Director, Centre for Infrastructure Performance and Reliability, The University of Newcastle |
Assessment of the Impacts of Climate Change on Australia's Physical Infrastructure Professor Leonard Stevens, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering |
| 1:30 | David Papps, Chief Executive Officer, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water, ACT | |
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Experiences of adaptation in the local government sector and rail sectors Adam Davis, Senior Manager, Sustainability & Climate Change, Manidis Roberts |
Peter Waterman, Coordinator, Climate Change, Coasts and Catchments, University of the Sunshine Coast |
| 2:10 |
Adaption strategies for water use and re-use in the ACT Peter Norton-Baker, Managing Director, Water Plus |
A national assessment of the impact of climate related hazards on the coast Paul Taylor, Risk and Impact Analysis Group, Geospatial and Earth Monitoring Division, Geoscience Australia |
| 2:30 |
Scoping of climate change impacts on population health and vulnerabilities Rob Turk, Sustainability Leader, Arup |
Adaptation and the AGIC rating tool David Hood, Chairman, Australian Green Infrastructure Council |
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| 3:10 |
Climate futures for Tasmania - infrastructure project |
Greening Australia’s biosequestration new business delivers adaptation benefits David Williams, National CEO, Greening Australia |
| 3:30 |
Whole of Paddock Rehabilitation (WOPR): A new approach to regreening the farm Graham Fifield and Sue Streatfield, Business Development Manager, Greening Australia Capital Region |
The need for adaptation in developing countries Dr Caroline Sullivan, Associate Professor, Environmental Economics and Policy, Southern Cross University |
| 3:50 |
Legal liability and legal risk management strategies for acting on adaptation Louise Hicks, Partner, DLA Phillips Fox |
Climate change impact modelling to develop adaptation solutions Professor Priyan Mendis, Reader, University of Melbourne |
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Summary |
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