WATER and CLIMATE CHANGE: an activist seminar
If world greenhouse emissions keep rising at current rates, temperatures in the Murray-Darling basin late this century will most probably be 5-7C hotter than at present. How will higher temperatures affect the rivers and lakes? What will people in SE Australia do for water? What will happen to sea levels and the coastal environment? In this seminar, climate campaigners get together with scientists and water activists to look at the really tough questions of South Australia’s future. And to make sure the politicians don’t escape - strategies will be discussed for making water and the climate key issues in the next federal elections.
Sunday, June 6,
12 noon till 5 pm, Box Factory Community Centre, 59 Regent St South, Adelaide
The event is to be held at the Box Factory, starting with lunch running for a hour from 12 noon. At 1:00pm speeches and discussions with panels will begin. The summit will close at 5:00pm.
Summit Timetable
12:00 Lunch
1:00 pm The Current Science : Darren Ray (Senior Meteorologist in the South Australian Climate Section, Bureau of Meteorology) will open with a 15 minute talk on climate science that will be followed by 15 minutes discussion.
1:30 The Water/ Climate Connection: Four speakers: Prof. Di Bell (co-founder of the River, Lakes and Coorong Action Group), Ian Dyson (PhD in marine sedimentology), Marcus Beresford (Adelaide Stormwater Recovery -- Brownhill Creek Association Incorporated) and Renfrey Clarke (Journalist, Green Left Weekly)
2:10 Panel discussion with the above four speakers.
2:40 Tea break.
3:15 The Way Forward - John Caldicott (of the Water Action Coalition) and Ian Douglas (Fair Water Use Australia) to speak on the political of aspects of climate and water. Discussion to follow, including some short addresses by any MPs and political candidates who attend the summit.
4:15 “Way Forward” discussion and proposed actions, with a view to arriving at practical, joint steps for the Water and Climate movements.
5:00 Close