Program

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Time

Session Type

8:45am – 10:20am

Opening Plenary – Climate change adaptation in Australia today
Welcome to country
Jean Paluitikof (NCCARF) & Andrew Ash (CSIRO) – Welcome to conference
Simon McKeon (CSIRO Chairman) – Offical opening of conference
Hon. Greg Combet MP (Minister Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency) – Video message
Blair Comley (Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency) – Thoughts on adaptation
Wendy Craik AM (Productivity Commission) – Regulatory and policy barriers to climate adaptation: draft report
Lesley Hughes (Climate Commission) – The Climate Commission: Conversations with the Australian public
Voice of Youth – Daniela Guitart and Colette Mortreux

10:20am – 10:50am

Morning Tea

10:50am – 12:30pm

Plenary 2 – Health, society and adaptation
Chair: Liz Hanna (Australian National University)
Tony McMichael (Australian National University) – Reducing health risks: Setting the adaptation task in context
Kris Ebi (Stanford University, IPCC Working Unit) – But is it adaptation?
Alistar Woodward (University of Auckland) – Adapting to protect health under climate change: general or specific
Neville Nicholls (Monash University) – Improved weather forecasting as an adaptation to climate change (by video)

12:30pm – 1:30pm

Lunch

12.40-1.30

Open workshop: Systems thinking tools for overcoming decision challenges for climate change adaptation (Kambiz Maani)

1:30pm – 3:00pm

Panel Session 1
The trend toward effectiveness (Chair: Andrew Ash)
Will Steffen (ANU); Russel Wise (CSIRO); Kate Nelson (East Gippland Shire Council); Habiba Gitay (World Bank)

Panel Session 2
Barriers to adaptation (Chair: Graeme Pearman)
Simon Torok (CSIRO)); Neil Byron (Productivity Commission); Joe Reser (Griffith University); Jan McDonald (University of Tasmania)

Panel Session 3
Policy-relevant knowledge for adaptation: bridging the science-policy gap (Chair: Francis Zwiers)
Karl Jones (Willis Re); Steve Dovers (Australian National University); Jason Alexandra (MDBA); Rohan Hamden (SA Government)

Panel Session 4
Collaborative adaptation: How university government partnerships turn adaptation research into policy and practice (Chair: Rod Keenan)
Hartmut Fuenfgeld (RMIT); Halley McCann (DSE Vic); Paula Arcar (RMIT); Christine Kilmartin (DPCD Vic); Lauren Rickards (Melbourne University); Leon Soste (DPI Vic.) Sponsor: VCCCAR

3:00pm – 3:30pm

Afternoon Tea

3:30pm – 4:30pm

Parallel Session 1
Measuring the success of adaptation
Chair: D Rissik

Parallel Session 2
Human impacts and health adaptation
Chair: E Hanna

Parallel Session 3
Local government
Chair: J Houlihan

Parallel Session 4
Communication and engagement fostering adaptation
Chair: S Boulter

Parallel Session 5
Adapting agriculture to climate change (PIARN)
Chair: S Barlow

Parallel Session 6 Climate adaptive Infrastructure and the built environment
Chair: R Cox

Parallel Session 7 Barriers and limits to adaptation
Chair: J Barnett

4:30pm – 4:35pm

Short break

4:35pm – 5:35pm

Parallel Session 8
Managing biodiversity for adaptation
Chair: Steve Williams

Parallel Session 9 Human impacts and health adaptation
Chair: E Hanna

Parallel Session 10 Local government
Chair: J Houlihan

Parallel Session 11
Communication
Chair: L Coulter

Parallel Session 12
Adapting agriculture to climate change (PIARN)
Chair: S Barlow

Parallel Session 13 Climate adaptive infrastructure and the built environment
Chair: R Cox

Parallel Session 14 Barriers and limits to adaptation
Chair: J Barnett

5:45pm – 7:30pm

Welcome from Mayor of Port Phillip; followed by Poster Presentations and mixer

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Time	Session Type
8:45am – 10:00am	Victorian Centre for Climate Change Adaptation Research (VCCCAR) Annual Forum		Climate Adaptation in Action 2012 – Postgraduate student workshop
10:00am – 10:30pm	Morning Tea
10:30pm – 12:00pm	VCCCAR Annual Forum (cont)		Postgraduate student workshop (cont)
12.00am -1.00pm	Lunch
1:00pm – 2:30pm	VCCCAR Annual Forum (cont)	Climate Change Adaptation: Responding to Health Issues Workshop hosted by: Human Health Network	Postgraduate student workshop (cont)
2:30pm – 3:00pm	Afternoon Tea
3:00pm – 4:30pm	VCCCAR Annual Forum (cont)	Climate Change Adaptation: Responding to Health Issues (cont)	Postgraduate student workshop (cont)
4:30pm – 5:00pm	Cimate Adaptation in Action 2012 – Registration desk open
5:00pm – 7:00pm	Climate Adaptation in Action 2012 – Welcome Reception Grand Lobby

Time	Session Type
8:00am – 9:00am	Breakfast poster session
9:00am – 10:30am	Plenary 4 International developments Chair: Kris Ebi Francis Zwiers (Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium, University of Victoria) On the attributes and challenges of regional climate services Mark Stafford Smith (CSIRO) Planet under pressure: new knowledge towards solutions in 2012 Neville Smith (Bureau of Meteorology)Progress with the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report on impact, adaptation and vulnerability Ian Noble (Global Adaptation Institute)
10:30am – 11:00am	Morning Tea
11:00am – 12:30pm	Parallel Session 29 Regional Case Studies Chair: D George	Parallel Session 30 Climate change adaptation and Indigenous communities Chair: A Penny	Parallel Session 31 Turning science into policy Chair:I Curruthers	Parallel Session 32 Climate extremes and disaster management Chair: J Handmer	Parallel Session 33 Adapting water policy and planning to climate change (Sponsors: MDBA, SEACI & NWC) Chair: J Alexandra	Parallel Session 34 Adaptation for coastal systems Chair: D Burton	Parallel Session 35 Enhancing Resilience at the Marine-Land Interface (Sponsor: Fisheries and Research Development Corporation) Chair: C Creighton
12:30pm – 1:30pm	Lunch
1:30pm – 3:00pm	Parallel Session 36 Learnings from around the world Chair: K Ebi	Parallel Session 37 NCCARF Projects Speedtalks: Social, Economic and Institutional Dimensions Chair: D Stock	Parallel Session 38 Decision support tools Chair: D Lorenz	Parallel Session 39 Disasters, people and climate: what does the future hold? Sponsor: Bushfire CRC Chair: R Thornton	Parallel Session 40 Adapting water policy and planning to climate change (Sponsors: MDBA, SEACI & NWC)Chair: S Capon	Parallel Session 41 Scenarios for the future of adaptation Chair: D Rissik	Parallel Session 42 Closing panel of special marine symposium Chair: N Holbrook
3:00pm – 3:30pm	Afternoon Tea
3:30pm – 5:00pm	Closing Plenary 5 Visioning a climate change adapted Australia in 2050 Jon Barnett (University of Melbourne) – It ‘aint what you do, it’s the (why) and way you do it: characteristics of an adapting Australia Peter Cosier (Wentworth Group) – What is failure and what is success? Dave Griggs (Monash University) – Visioning a climate change adapted Australia in 2030 Voice of Youth – Daniela Guitart and Colette Mortreux Conference Wrap-up – Jean Palutikof & Andrew Ash

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