An opportunity in Shepparton to engage with the climate change conversation

A further opportunity to again join the climate change conversation arises soon in Shepparton.

A seminar entitled: “Climate Change – planning for the future” will be held at La Trobe University’s Shepparton campus on Wednesday, April 30, starting at 11:00am.

Conducting the seminar will be a senior project officer - climate change with the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority, Kate Brunt, and a sub-project manager with the National Resource Management Planning for Climate Change fund, Helen Murdoch.

A brochure outlining the seminar says:

The Seminar

The Goulburn Broken Regional Catchment Strategy (RCS) identifies climate change as a key driver in regional Natural Resource Management (NRM) planning.

The Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority (CMA) has received funding* to develop a strategy for building new climate change information into the Catchment’s regional planning approach.

The strategy will be built around 5 key components-

1. identify priority landscapes for climate change adaptation

2. identify management actions for climate change adaptation and mitigation, including carbon sequestration, within priority landscapes;

3. identify risks to catchment processes from carbon sequestration activities and mitigation actions

4. be informed by engagement with the community and stakeholders; and

5. outline a plan for implementing the GBRCS adaptive management framework.

A Spatial Assessment Tool will be developed to assess the first three components, while a series of community and industry engagement activities will be conducted, and the plan for implementing the adaptive management framework developed. The strategy will facilitate the incorporation of continuous learning into the Goulburn Broken CMA’s strategic planning framework.

Whilst this project is not completed yet some of the most important learning to date is how the project’s components must interact to provide a useful and enduring climate change planning strategy. This seminar will outline some of the questions to be asked and the challenges to be addressed in order to provide a framework for climate change planning into the future.

Those eager to attend the seminar should RSVP by Tuesday, April 29, by telephoning (03) 5820 8600 or via email at Shepparton.seminars@latrobe.edu.au.