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Workshops will be hosted by Victoria University of Wellington (Pipitea Campus) on the afternoon of Tuesday 20th February and are included in the registration fee.<\/p>\n
Ecosystem-based adaption to climate change across the Pacific Climate change<\/strong>\u00a0media and communication workshop
\n<\/strong>Time: <\/strong>1.30pm – 5.00pm
\n<\/strong>Room:<\/strong>\u00a0CT3
\nFacilitators<\/strong>: Paul Blaschke<\/strong>, School of Environment, Geography and Earth Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington; David Loubser<\/strong>, Pacific Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change Programme – Vanuatu Country Manager, SPREP
\nAdaptation as well as mitigation strategies are clearly required to address the huge climate-related challenges facing many Pacific Island nations, particularly as most of them have very few prospects of adopting meaningful mitigation programmes. Ecosystem-based adaption (EbA) strategies have been identified as potentially important intervention strategies for the Pacific Island nations and some work has been undertaken to develop EbA strategies and programmes.\u00a0 However, the barriers to successful adaptation strategies and programmes should not be under-estimated.\u00a0 This interactive workshop will examine these potentials and barriers to EbA in more detail, as well as funding mechanisms and complementary approaches that may help to address these barriers.
\n<\/em>Participants will be divided into three groups, and introduced to three EbA assessment case studies, drawn from actual assessments and projects in development in Vanuatu and Fiji under the Pacific Ecosystem-based Adaption to Climate Change (PEBACC) programme. Groups will be given terms of reference and asked to come up with approaches and solutions for identifying EbA interventions in the case study areas.\u00a0 PEBACC team members and workshop groups will briefly present on their respective approaches. These presentations will be followed by a critique and discussion on the merits, shortfalls and further development options for all approaches. Our intention is to write up the findings of this workshop for publication as a significant regional contribution to the development of EbA strategies for small oceanic countries.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Time<\/strong>: 2.00pm-4.30pm
\nRoom<\/strong>:\u00a0RH105
\nFacilitator<\/strong>:\u00a0Dacia Herbulock,\u00a0<\/strong>Senior Media Advisor at the Science Media Centre
\nCommunicating about climate change has never been straightforward. Polarised public debates and the tension between calls for urgent action versus more moderate approaches have only made things more complex. When climate science features in media coverage, too often the conversation ends up mired in technical detail and conflicting viewpoints. Meanwhile, evidence of the impacts of climate change continues to mount.<\/em>
\nThis interactive session will explore how climate change has been covered in the media, the role of experts in influencing this and ways for researchers to participate more effectively in the ongoing public conversation. In the second half, we will offer practical advice for researchers on how to improve their interactions with media and suggest strategies to make the most of opportunities to communicate with the wider public. <\/em>
\nThis session is most appropriate for researchers who can identify projects or issues of concern they would like to be able to communicate more widely.
\n<\/em>The Climate change\u00a0media and communication workshop is supported by New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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