Terrestrial Biodiversity and climate change adaptation in the Northern Territory - Management and Policy
Wednesday, 25th May 2011, CSIRO, Darwin, Northern Territory
Who should come: management agencies, policy makers, NGO’s, state/local government and any interested parties
| Time | Program | Speaker | Presentations |
| 8:30 | Welcome and what we hope to achieve today. | ||
| Morning session: Presentations - from the researchers and the stakeholders | |||
| 9:00 | National overview on Climate Change adaptation and terrestrial biodiversity and the National Adaptation Research Plan | Prof. Stephen Williams |
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| 9:30 | Terrestrial Biodiversity network –what you can get out of it. | Dr. Yvette Williams |
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| 9:40 | What are the key issues for Northern Territory for Climate Change Adaptation | Prof. Stephen Garnett |
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| 10:00 | Discussion | ||
| 10:30 | Morning Tea | ||
| 11:00 | The science of biodiversity adaptation | ||
| Climate change, biodiversity and adaptation | Dr Dick Williams |
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| Scenario modeling and biodiversity | Dr Adam Liedloff |
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| 11:15 | Discussion | ||
| 11:30 |
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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| * NT Government (NRETAS) | Dr Alaric Fisher |
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| * Local Government Association of the NT | Ms Shenagh Gamble |
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| * Environment Centre NT | Dr Melanie Bradley |
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| * Policy and Climate Change Unit (Department of the Chief Minister) | Mr Leigh Eldridge |
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| 13:00 | Lunch | ||
| Afternoon session: Workshops | |||
| 14:00 | Identify key themes for adaptation challenges | ||
| Group Discussion |
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| 14:30 | Working groups draw up adaptation research priorities and how they could be addressed | ||
| 15:30 | Afternoon tea | ||
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16:00- 16:30 |
* Report back and close, facilitator to draw together learning, threads and extract future options | ||
