Building a Climate Resilient Community Sector
Adapt and prepare your organisation and the people you support
Our Building a Climate Resilient Community Sector conference will illustrate why climate change is the social justice issue of our time, and that the time to step up is NOW!
Health and community service providers, governments, communities and emergency service providers have a shared responsibility to prepare, and keep safe, communities and individuals who may be more at risk from the impacts of climate change. Join us to find out more about developing and implementing strategies to prepare, adapt and respond to climate emergencies and disasters and create more climate resilient organisations, communities and people.
Climate change is a threat to our health, livelihoods, homes, businesses and infrastructure. The impacts of climate change are not distributed equally, with the greatest burden being borne by people experiencing poverty, living with disabilities or chronic physical or mental health conditions, whose first language is not English as well as the very young and the elderly. Community sector organisations are not immune, and people need to know they can access services whatever the weather.
What are the risks and impacts on organisations, service models, paid and volunteer staff or client groups? How do we prepare? How can we ensure that the best measures are in place to support our organisations, and the people we work with, and for? How can we best work with government, emergency service providers and sector partners to create a safer future?
About the conference
The Conference is an in-person event at the Adelaide Convention Centre (a COVID-19 fully vaccinated venue) on Thursday 5 May. It includes great keynotes, and a range of parallel sessions to choose between in the morning and afternoon. Lunch is included, and there will be opportunities to connect and network. There will also be a light breakfast from 8.30am (with the conference beginning at 9am).
Date: Thursday 5th May 9am - 4:30pm (light breakfasts from 8:30am)
Venue: Adelaide Convention Centre* - City Rooms.
Access Map here
(Please note the Adelaide Convention Centre is a double vaccinated venue and you will be required to provide a valid vaccination certificate or medical exemption upon entry into the Centre.)
This project is funded under the Disaster Risk Reduction Grants Program by the South Australian State Government and the Commonwealth Department of Home Affairs. Views and findings associated with this initiative/project are expressed independently and do not necessarily represent the views of State and Commonwealth funding bodies.
KEYNOTES:
Dr Kate Wylie – Climate and Health – scene setting, risks and actions we can take
Dr Veronica Matthews - Climate impact for Aboriginal communities
Program:
9am Ross Womersley (SACOSS) Welcome
9.15 Taylor Power-Smith Welcome to Country
9.25 Keynote Speaker Dr Kate Wylie (Climate Medicine) Climate and Health – scene setting, risks and actions we can take
10.40 Morning Tea
Choose from the following parallel sessions:
11.00am Nicole Linsell (CCSA) Valuing Collaboration in Reducing Risk
or Shanti Ramasundram (Australian Red Cross) Climate Driven Emergency Scenario (aged and disability service organisations)
or Lee Sauerwald (Uniting Communities) Using a spectrum of initiatives to address climate change and its impacts
12.00 noon Lunch
12.45pm Afternoon Keynote Dr Veronica Matthews (University Centre for Rural Health) with Priscilla Larkins (Umoona Tjutagku Health Service) Climate impact for Aboriginal Communities – issues and actions
Choose from the following parallel sessions:
1.50pm Karen Cook (SAFECOM) The 4 C’s of Success: Consultation, Co-operation, Communication, Collaboration
or Tara Baird (JFA Purple Orange) Person-centred Emergency Planning (PCEP)
or Toby Freeman (SACOSS) Insurance implications for organisations and people more at risk with Lonetta Sheppard and Matthew Nation (WTW)
2.50pm Afternoon Tea
3.10pm Panel Perspectives on disaster preparation, response, recovery and resilience: what's important and what works
4.10pm Wrap up Ross Womersley (SACOSS)
4.30 Close
Please contact the office for further information.
*Note: The Adelaide Convention Centre is a double vaccinated venue and you will be required to provide a valid vaccination certificate or medical exemption upon entry into the Centre.