Terrestrial Biodiversity Adaptation Research Network

Terrestrial Biodiversity and climate change adaptation in the ACT - Management and Policy

Wednesday, 8th December 2010,

CSIRO Discovery Centre, Canberra

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
9:10	National overview on Climate Change adaptation and terrestrial biodiversity and the National Adaptation Research Plan	Prof. Stephen Williams
9:50	Terrestrial Biodiversity network –what you can get out of it, and discussion	Dr. Yvette Williams
9:50	Discussion
10:00	What are the key issues for ACT for climate change adaptation and decision tools for adaptation	Dr. Trevor Booth
10:30	Morning Tea
11:00	The science of biodiversity adaptation Presentations by the researchers:
	Biodiversity/NRM adaptation priorities for the ACT region	Bob Webb
	Climate change and drought refugia	Brendan Mackey (ANU)
11:30	Discussion
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:
	* Federal Department (DCCEE)	John Higgins
	* Federal Department (DSEWPC)	Eliza Murray
	* Local NGO - Conservation Council	John Hibberd
13:00	Lunch
Afternoon session: Workshops
14:00	Identify key themes for adaptation challenges
	* Group discussion on defining broad adaptation challenges for Terrestrial Biodiversity in ACT.
14:30	Working groups draw up adaptation research priorities and how they could be addressed
15:30	* Report back and close, facilitator to draw together learning, threads and extract future options
16:00	Afternoon tea