Victoria Rising : Tales of Innovative Adaptation in southern Australia - America Adapts Travels Down Under

In episode 68 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons travels down under to Melbourne, in the state of Victoria. Doug is invited to give the keynote address at the Victoria Adaptation Summit, then he participates in the National Adaptation Conference, where he interviews experts from throughout southern Australia. Learn innovative adaptation techniques from the private sector, local councils and the state government. Topics in this episode: local council approach to climate adaptation; innovative tools for communicating climate adaptation; understanding climate risks and profiting off it; the psychology of adapting to climate change; Victoria state government and the emerging role of states in adaptation planning; the use of big data in climate planning; private sector adaptation; can kangaroos adapt to climate change, and much more! Donate to America Adapts Guests in this episode: Kath Rowley,  Executive Director of the Climate Change Division in Victoria’s Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning Nina Keath, Senior Strategic Planner, City of Onkaparinga James Despaquali, Sustainability Planning and Strategy Officer at City of Whittlesea Rohan Handem, XDI, Director,  Projects Dr. Johanna Nalau, Postdoctoral Research Fellow with Griffith Climate Change Response Program (GCCRP) John Doole, Manager Environmental Services at Kingborough Council Dr. Jean Palitikoff, Director of the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility Judy Turnbull and Fabian Sack, Sustainably Dr Hallie Eakin, Senior Sustainability Scientist, Arizona State Browyn Bresham, Senior Clinical Psychologist, Compassionate Nature Julian Stanley, Senior Climate Change Planner at Barwon Water Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android If you are interested in having Doug speak at corporate and conference events, sharing his unique, expert perspective on adaptation in an entertaining and informative way, more information can be found here! Now on Spotify! Donate here! List of Previous Guests on America Adapts Subscribe/listen to podcast on Apple Podcasts. Donate to America Adapts, we are now a tax deductible charitable organization! Facebook and Twitter: @usaadapts https://www.facebook.com/americaadapts/timeline www.americaadapts.org Subscribe to America Adapts on Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/america-adapts-climate-change/id1133023095?mt=2 Listen here. On Google Play here. Please share on Facebook! Links in this episode: https://climateleadership2018.com.au/speaker/kath-rowley/ http://climateadaptation2018.com.au/what-39-s-on https://www.climatechange.vic.gov.au/adapting-to-climate-change-impacts https://www.climatechange.vic.gov.au/media-releases/climate-leadership-declaration http://www.climatemonitor.tv/ https://youtu.be/1urw_JVUUq8 https://www.psychologyforasafeclimate.org/publications http://xdi.systems/ http://vicadaptation18.w.yrd.currinda.com/# Directions on how to listen to America Adapts on Amazon Alexa https://youtu.be/949R8CRpUYU America Adapts also has its own app for your listening pleasure!  Just visit the App store on Apple or Google Play on Android and search “America Adapts.” Join the climate change adaptation movement by supporting America Adapts!  Please consider supporting this podcast by donating through America Adapts fiscal sponsor, the Social Good Fund. All donations are now tax deductible!  For more information on this podcast, visit the website at http://www.americaadapts.org and don't forget to subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.   Podcast Music produce by Richard Haitz Productions Special thanks to Max Parsons for helping edit this episode. Write a review on Itunes! America Adapts on Facebook!   Join the America Adapts Facebook Community Group. Check us out, we’re also on YouTube! Producer Dan Ackerstein Subscribe to America Adapts on Apple Podcasts Doug can be contacted at americaadapts @ g mail . com