Climate Change Adaptation Information Sharing Forum Program and Presentations

22 September 2009, Canberra

 

9:00

Welcome

Athol Yates, Director, Australian Security Research Centre and

Professor Priyan Mendis, Reader, University of Melbourne

9:15

Chair: Michael Nolan, Associate Director - Sustainability & Climate Change, AECOM

Australian Government Update

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

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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1:50

Experiences of adaptation in the local government sector and rail sectors

Adam Davis, Senior Manager, Sustainability & Climate Change, Manidis Roberts

Professional development in climate change adaptation at the University of the Sunshine Coast: ‘Learning by doing’

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
Sven Rand, Principal Consultant - Climate Change Adaptation, Pitt & Sherry

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

4:10

Summary
Scott Losee, Sustainability & Climate Change Director, AECOM