Climate Change Adaptation Forum - Managing risk and building resilience – Event Blog
Working with Local Government on Climate Change Adaptation
Covers the need for change in perspective, understanding the risk at local government level, strategic planning, and overview of Adaptive & Resilient Communities Programme. View or download this presentation (PDF file - Adobe Acrobat is required).
Pension funds and climate change
An introduction to superannuation and implications of climate change on super and investors. This presentation is related to Building Adaptive Capability half day workshop. View or download this presentation (PDF file - Adobe Acrobat is required)
Introduction to Australian Green Infrastructure Council
Introduction to AGIC, membership, and details of rating scheme for sustainability performance. View or download this presentation (PDF file - Adobe Acrobat is required).
Evaluation tools
Covers economic evaluation methods, deciding which framework to apply, valuation of environmental goods, MCA decision process, and case studies. This presentation is related to Building Adaptive Capability half day workshop. View or download this presentation (PDF file - Adobe Acrobat is required).
Climate change adaptation beyond Australia's borders
Covers impact on trade, vulnerability of Australia's trading partners, impacts in trade, aand what it means to the government. View or download this presentation (PDF file - Adobe Acrobat is required).
Climate risks and adaptation measures at Foster's
Case study comprising risks, raw material impacts, stakeholder impacts, and adaptation measures. View or download this presentation (PDF file - Adobe Acrobat is required).
Local government case study
SCCG-CSIRO - A systems approach to regional climate change adaptation. View or download this presentation (PDF file - Adobe Acrobat is required).
Sydney Water's response to climate change
Covers background on Sydney Water, journey so far, key risks and next steps. View or download this presentation (PDF file - Adobe Acrobat is required).
Transurban's approach to climate change
Covers GHG emissions profile, approach to climate change with respect to potential climate change impacts to CityLink. View or download this presentation (PDF file - Adobe Acrobat is required).
Assessing the costs of climate change
How the insurance is costing the impacts of climate change, how can local climate risks be quantified, how can a suitable set of adaptation measures be identified, and how can insurance contribute to making the society more resilient. View or download this presentation (PDF file - Adobe Acrobat is required).
Climate change adaptation and local government
ALGA, role of government, functions and support. View or download this presentation (PDF file - Adobe Acrobat is required).
Assessing vulnerability and risk
Covers characteristics of an adaptive organisation, framework for risk assessment, thinking strategically, integrated models of climate risk, managing uncertainty, building flexibility and characteristics of an adaptive organisation. View or download this presentation (PDF file - Adobe Acrobat is required).
Climate change: Societal and behavioural opportunities and barriers
Covers people's perceptions of climate change, the gap between science and policy, and social and behavioural patterns. Please view or download this file (PDF file - Adobe Acrobat required.)
Managing the risks and building resilience
An introduction to what is adaptation, what are we adapting to, managing risks and adaptation strategy. View or download this presentation (PDF file - Adobe Acrobat is required).
Adaptation: Managing the unavoidable
Covers the evidence of accelerating change, the challenges ahead and essentials of adaptation. View or download this presentation (PDF file - Adobe Acrobat is required).
Agenda for Building Adaptive Capability in Sydney
Please find attached overview of topics and a schedule for Building Adaptive Capability - Half day workshop in Sydney - 27 November.
Future farming: Productive, competitive and sustainable
Covers DPI climate change and agriculture - climate and emissions policy activity, research in fields of bio-sciences and farming systems, and role of Farm Services Victoria.
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Agenda of Building Adaptive Capability - Half day workshop in Melbourne
Please find attached separate files containing overview of topics and a schedule for Building Adaptive Capability - Half day workshop in Melbourne - 25 November.
Agenda for Climate Change Adaptation Forums in Melbourne and Sydney
Please find attached files containing agenda for the forum. There are separate files for Melbourne on 24th November and Sydney on 26th November. Both conferences start at 8.55 am with opening remarks from the Chairman.
Working with local government in climate change adaptation
Covers why and how changes in perspectives are needed by extending, broadening and integrating different perspectives, understanding the climate change risk at local government, and building an adaptive and resilient communities programme.
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Sustainable baking at Ferguson Plarre Bakehouses
This presentation illustrates the sustainability initiatives that Ferguson Plarre Bakehouses have taken as a family company with the mission of producing carbon negative cakes in 2020.
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Assessing the legal liabilities for climate change
These presentations cover risk factors of legal liabilities, potential liabilities of corporations and of directors and officers, current scenario and cases of climate change litigation, planning litigation in various states and selected cases.
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Case study on climate risks for agriculture
The presentation covers climate change projections for NSW and what does this mean for agriculture. illustrates complexities of climate change, likely impacts, what can we do to adapt.
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Adaptation: The greatest challenge
Covers the challenge of obtaining the understanding, cooperation and behavioural change of 7-11 billion people, bridging the gap between science and society, possible scenarios of adaptation, food challenge, consumers' role and public opinion.
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SECCCA: Local governments in the south-east responding to climate change
The South East Councils Climate Change Alliance (SECCCA) work through partnerships involving Councils, community, industry and state and national government in responding to climate change. This paper highlights a few of the initiatives.
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Melbourne Water climate change study: Projections and impacts
This presentation highlights cases of key climate risks and potential adaptation measures in infrastructure and water sector.
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