Navigating adaptation governance: practitioner perspectives from Oceania
Webinar
This webinar is part of the Coastal Adaptation Webinar Series
What role does governance play in successful coastal adaptation and resilience?
A recent international survey of practitioners by PEERS found that effective, multi-level governance is essential for implementation of coastal adaptation. This includes the need for clear responsibilities and mandates, cross-organisational coordination, sustained funding, and flexible legal frameworksas critical components of effective governance. In addition, the integration of science, policy, and local knowledge helps generate context-sensitive solutions that support real-world outcomes.
The webinar stimulates conversations about how practitioners can support the development of effective and appropriate adaptation governance structures and approaches, and the contextual factors that require consideration when implementing adaptation programmes to achieve lasting outcomes.
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This webinar features four experienced adaptation practitioners from Australia and New Zealand who explore a range of themes using practical examples from their professional experience. Fresh from a panel presentation at the Adaptation Futures 256 conference, our panelists have expertise in Indigenous knowledge, community engagement, climate science, planning, and policy.
Dr. Akuhata Bailey-Winiata (NZ) (Tūhourangi, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Tūtetawha): a climate adaptation and natural hazards scientist at Pattle Delamore Partners Ltd (PDP)
Dr. Ben Hague (AU): a climate scientist at the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia)
Simon Bendall (NZ): the founding director and Principal Planner of Traverse Environmental
Dr. Elisa Zavadil (AU): Manager of Regional Coastal Adaptation and Planning for the Victoria Government
The presentations explore how practitioners are currently helping develop, and working within, governance structures to make good adaptation decisions grounded in practical realities, underpinned by science and using the legislative tools available. Themes explored in the webinar include community partnerships; the evidence base for adaptation; bringing people along on the journey; and policy into practice.
