Climate Change Adaptation - Practical Approaches
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Webinar
Climate Change Adaptation - Practical Approaches
The webinar will look at the journey being taken across the Waikato Region on climate change adaption/resilience with a focus on river systems and flood protection schemes that will appeal to river managers, engineers and planners across local and central government, as well as researchers. We will show how climate change is addressed through current and proposed processes, that require partnerships and collaboration with other agencies, researchers and key stakeholders. Will share the learnings we have made across our journey.
Presenter: Rick Liefting
Rick is the Regional Resilience Team Lead at Waikato Regional Council (WRC), North Island, New Zealand. The WRC covers some 25,000 km2 (~9,700 Square miles) with over 100 lakes, 1,150 km (715 miles) of coastline and manages 620km (385 miles) of stopbanks protecting some 3,000 km2 (1,158 square miles) of land. The Regional Resilience team provides knowledge on current and future natural hazards and risk, provides technical support in managing flood protection and land drainage schemes as well as emergency management and responding to natural hazard events.
The breadth of expertise within the team allows for an integrated approach to understanding projected impacts of climate change on communities and adaptation options. Rick’s 20 plus years of experience as a coastal scientist and natural hazard lead has guided a strategic approach to community resilience. A key component to successful adaption is community empowerment to make informed decisions using publicly available resources such as the WRC Coastal Inundation Tool, Waikato Regional Hazards Portal and site specific assessments.
Register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_h63oe-ptR2GsRbIJ98kXSg