Terrestrial Biodiversity and climate change adaptation in South Australia - Management and Policy
Tuesday, 8th February 2011, Rydges, South Park on South Terrace
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 | |||
| 9:20 | National overview on Climate Change adaptation and terrestrial biodiversity and the National Adaptation Research Plan | Prof. Lesley Hughes |
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| Terrestrial Biodiversity network –what you can get out of it. | Dr. Yvette Williams |
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| What are the key issues for SA for climate change adaptation and decision tools for adaptation | Prof. Andrew Lowe |
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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 SA |
A/Prof. Barry Brook Dr Mark Lethbridge |
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| 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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| * Department of the Premier and Cabinet | Rohan Hamden |
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| * State Government | Stephanie Williams |
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| * Local Government | Ben Calder |
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| * AW NRM | Neil Collins |
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| * Local conservation group | Dr Naomi Rea | ||
| 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 South Australia. | |||
| 14:30 | Working groups draw up adaptation research priorities and how they could be addressed |
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| 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 | ||
