Terrestrial Biodiversity and Climate Change Adaptation in Victoria - Management and Policy
Tuesday, 5th October 2010,
Rydges on Swanston, Melbourne.
Who should come: management agencies, policy makers, NGO’s, state/local government and any interested parties
| Time | Program | Speaker | Presentations |
| 9:00 | Welcome and what we hope to achieve today. | ||
| Morning session: Presentations - from the researchers and the stakeholders | |||
| 9:10 | National overview on Climate Change adaptation and terrestrial biodiversity and the National Adaptation Research Plan | Prof. Stephen Williams |
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| 9:40 | Terrestrial Biodiversity network –what you can get out of it, and discussion | Dr. Yvette Williams |
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| 10:00 |
What are the key issues for Victoria for climate change adaptation and decision tools for adaptation (Victorian Centre for Climate Change Adaptation Research) |
Prof. Rod Keenan |
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| 10:30 | Morning Tea | ||
| 11:00 |
The science of biodiversity adaptation Presentations by the researchers: |
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| * Examples of biodiversity adaptation in Victoria, and discussion | Prof. Ary Hoffmann |
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| 11:45 |
How are managers and policy-makers dealing with climate change adaptation for biodiversity and what are the greatest challenges. Presentations by the stakeholders: |
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| * State Government - Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) | Ian Mansergh, James Todd |
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| * Local Government - Greenhouse Alliance Group | Steve Meacher |
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| * State Management Agencies - Parks Victoria | Joe Mumford |
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| * Indigenous knowledge group - Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability | Dr. Kate Auty |
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| * Local conservation group - Victoria Naturally Alliance | Karen Alexander |
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| 13:15 | Lunch | ||
| Afternoon session: Workshops | |||
| 14:00 | Identify key themes for adaptation challenges | ||
| * Group discussion on defining broad adaptation challenges for Terrestrial Biodiversity in Victoria. | |||
| 14:30 | Working groups draw up adaptation research priorities and how they could be addressed |
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| 16:00 | Afternoon tea | ||
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16:30- 17:30 |
* Report back and close, facilitator to draw together learning, threads and extract future options | ||
