We will share the latest in local government policy and practice in climate change. The focus will be unashamedly on local authorities taking real (and practical) steps to support their communities to adapt to climate change
- 16 Jun 2022-21 Jun 2022
- 10:00 - 17:00
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- 540.00 (plus GST) Members
- 625.00 (plus GST) Non Members
About this event
Overview
Adapting to climate change is an issue of increasing importance for local government.
Local government is bearing many of the costs of climate change adaptation and is faced with making important policies with long-term consequences for present and future generations. The programme is an inspiring mix of talks from experts and engaging panel discussions that will provide participants with both practical information and thought-provoking ideas.
Who should attend?
Local government professionals who are interested in climate change. Researchers and members of the public, community groups, second tier managers (asset managers) who are interested in how local government is responding to the challenges of climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Please register on the Taituarā website. Leading up to the event a Zoom link will be sent to you, to register on Zoom before attending.
Note: This event is priced per person and all attendees will need an invidual registrtion to join the live event. If you are unable to attend on any day this event is also being recorded and will be made available to registrants 7-10 days after event completion.
If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact events@taituara.org.nz
Programme
Day one – Thursday 16 June 2022
10 am Welcome and introduction
Raymond Horan, Chief Advisor, Taituarā
10.10 am What the Emissions Reduction Plan means for local government
Markus Benter-Lynch, Strategic Advisor - Sustainability and Climate Change, Tonkin + Taylor
Markus will provide a breakdown of the contents of the recently released Emissions Reduction Plan and outline how they will impact local government work.
11.05 am Break
11.20 am Updates from central government
Anne Haira, Deputy Secretary, Ministry for the Environment
From the wide-ranging reforms underway, to the policies and projects included in the Emissions Reduction Plan and National Adaptation Plan, there is a lot of climate-related activity at central government level. Speakers will provide updates from their respective work programmes.
12.05 am Towards a low-carbon transport future: local government and the Emissions Reduction Plan
Andrew Bell, Senior Advisor, Environment, Waka Kotahi
12.35 pm Wrap up day one
Raymond Horan, Chief Advisor, Taituarā
12.40 pm Session close
Day two – Friday 17 June 2022
10 am Welcome and introduction
Raymond Horan, Chief Advisor, Taituarā
10.05 am Communicating climate change
The workshop
This session will provide tools and guidance on how to use evidence-based communication strategies to lead the conversation on climate change.
10.55 am Wassup!
Raymond Horan, Chief Advisor, and Jen Coatham, Advisor, Strategy and Reform, Taituarā
What's going on in the Wellington beltway, with Taituarā, and it's good work on behalf of the sector.
11.25 am Break
11.30 am Engaging and developing an adaptation plan: Wharekawa/Kai awa
Whitney Mills, Regional Hazards Advisor, Waikato Regional Council
Nina Murphy, Policy Analyst, Hauraki District Council
This natural hazard assessment and community risk thresholds project, undertaken in partnership with the community, mana whenua, and Waikato Regional and Hauraki District councils, is part of Wharekawa Coast 2120, the development of a community-led action plan to provide for a more resilient and prosperous future over the next one hundred years.
12.20 pm Wrap up day two
Raymond Horan, Chief Advisor, Taituarā
12.25 pm Session close
Day three – Monday 20 June 2022
9 am Welcome and introduction
Raymond Horan, Chief Advisor, Taituarā
9.05 am Systems and siloes: Squaring the circle between ecosystem and financial management
Henry Leveson-Gower, Founder and CEO, Economic Pluralism
Environmental economists have traditionally sought to break ecosystems up into measurable chunks to value them and now to commodify them so they can be sold in secondary markets. While ecosystem managers see all the connections and want to develop holistic approaches, is there a way to keep a systemic approach, while still getting the required finance? Henry will present an innovative approach to squaring this circle using cooperative law.
9.50 am A collaborative, regional approach to climate change: Te Tai Tokerau Climate Adaptation Strategy and beyond
Tom Fitzgerald, Climate Change Manager, Northland Regional Council
Katy Simon, Climate Change Advisor, Kaipara District Council
Roger Ackers, Manager Strategy Development, Far North District Council
10.35 am Break
10.40 am Managing Climate Risk: A guide for Councils
Dr Mark Siebentritt, Executive Director and Managing Director, Edge Environmental
This session will outline the emerging requirements for councils, how those requirements link to other frameworks like The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), and the emerging best practice approaches to risk assessment. The session will also explore examples of good practice risk assessments.
11.35 am Wrap up day three
Raymond Horan, Chief Advisor, Taituarā
11.40 am Session close
Day four – Tuesday 21 June 2022
10 am Welcome and introduction
Raymond Horan, Chief Advisor, Taituarā
10.05 am Case study – from co-design to co-implementation
Peri Zee, Lower Hutt Climate Action Pathway Lead, and Jörn Scherzer, Head of Climate and Waste, Hutt City Council
Hutt City Council have recently released ‘Te Ara Whakamua o Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai Lower Hutt Climate Action Pathway.’ Peri and Jörn will present how Hutt City Council co-designed their climate action pathway and their plans for co-implementation.
10.50 am LTPs and climate change
Mark Maloney, Assistant Auditor General, Office of the Auditor General
How did the sector present climate change in its 2021-31 LTPs, considering eighteen declared climate emergencies, and better knowledge of climate risks? A few reflections from two who have read all the CDs and cross-section of the LTPs.
11.40 am Break
11.45 am Local governance and the role it can play in Climate Change mitigation and adaptation: Insights from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Professor Bruce Glavovic, Massey University
This session builds on the findings from recent IPCC reports, especially the WGII AR6 report Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability.
It asks two questions:
(i) what do the IPCC findings mean for local governance in Aotearoa New Zealand?
(ii) what can local governance do to enable more climate-resilient development in these times?
12.30 pm Wrap up day four and close forum
Raymond Horan, Chief Advisor, and Jen Coatham, Advisor, Strategy and Reform,Taituarā
Presenters
Markus Benter-Lynch
Sustainability and Climate Change Specialist, Tonkin-Taylor Read ProfileMarkus Benter-Lynch
Sustainability and Climate Change Specialist, Tonkin-TaylorMarkus works with both private sector and local and central Government organisations, using his technical skills, considerable business acumen and big picture thinking to provide strategic operational, programme and project advice. His particular focus and interest is helping communities, organisations and projects to develop a good understanding of what sustainability means for them, how to identify which of the many aspects of sustainability to focus on and how to improve sustainability performance. This can range from developing sustainability strategies with senior leaders and advising governance teams on sustainability reporting, to developing and implementing action plans.
Having delivered various renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in the past, Markus has a detailed understanding of how to measure and reduce GHG emissions. Markus is also an experienced project manager and project director. Collaborative and people focussed in his approach, Markus helps project teams to deliver on agreed outcomes. His experience ranges from market analyses and business case development to solution development and design management, procurement and project implementation. While an engineer by training, Markus has an extensive commercial background, which includes working through a range of commercial models, from simple fixed fee and reimbursable agreements to incentivised (risk-reward) contracts and finance, build, own, operate arrangements.
Henry Leveson-Gower
Founder and CEO, Economic Pluralism Read ProfileHenry Leveson-Gower
Founder and CEO, Economic PluralismHenry Leveson-Gower is an economist and policy analyst with over 30 years of experience seeking practical solutions to address complex and uncertain challenges in environmental policy. He has particular expertise in agri-food system policy, water regulation and catchment management working for the UK Government. He also promotes new economic thinking as editor of The Mint and founder/CEO of Promoting Economic Pluralism. He is also a Fellow of the RSA and a qualified chartered accountant.
Anne Haira
Deputy Secretary, Ministry for the Environment Read ProfileTom FitzGerald
Manager: Climate Change, Northland Regional Council Read ProfileTom FitzGerald
Manager: Climate Change, Northland Regional CouncilManager: Climate Change at Northland Regional Council, Co-Convenor of the Aotearoa Climate Adaptation Network. Coastal specialist, climate generalist and on a mission to reduce the impacts and drivers of climate change…starting at the beach
Katy Simon
Climate Change Advisor, Kaipara District Council Read ProfileKaty Simon
Climate Change Advisor, Kaipara District CouncilClimate Change Advisor at Kaipara District Council, KDC’s programme lead and point person for ‘all things climate change.
Roger Ackers
Manager Climate Change Read ProfileNina Murphy
Strategic Planning Manager Read ProfileNina Murphy
Strategic Planning ManagerNina has worked for local government on and off over the last 20 years, with a mix of RMA policy and strategic planning roles across three district councils. Her work has spanned the finer details of District Plan provisions through to high level visionary growth strategies.
Nina joined Hauraki District Council in 2017, where she sought to use the (then) recently published Ministry for the Environment’s Coastal Hazards Guidance to help with future planning for a low lying coastal area on the western side of the Firth of Thames. So began the Wharekawa Coast 2120 project. Nina has led this adaptive planning project over the last four years, working collaboratively with the community, and developing relationships and working productively with regional and district councils - both at a staff and governance level. This project is a new way of working for all involved; there have been plenty of challenges along the way, and many lessons learnt.
Whitney Mills
Read ProfileWhitney Mills
Whitney has worked for the Waikato Regional Council for 2.5 years following completing a Masters in Disaster Risk and Resilience at UC. She specialises in working closely with communities and key stakeholders to help them understand their risk to all natural hazards and to build resilience both now and in the future considering climate change. Whitney started at council and got stuck into the Wharekawa Coast 2120 Project, where she completed the natural hazard risk assessment and community risk threshold exercise, working collaboratively with both the community and district councils to help the Wharekawa community build their resilience moving forward.