National Forum

Understanding rural landholder responses to climate change

17-18 November, 2009
Charles Sturt University, Albury-Wodonga

Australian agriculture and rural communities will need to adapt to climate change. Many rural landholders are already taking some steps to minimise net losses and take advantage of opportunities for gains. There are a number of social research programs - recently completed or underway – which focus on understanding the nature and scale of adaptation responses by rural landholders, the social/psychological factors influencing the type of actions being taken (e.g. tactical/ reactive versus strategic/anticipatory), and the extent to which landholder perceptions of climate risk are shaping the way they manage their properties.

The Institute for Land, Water and Society, in partnership with Landscape Logic CERF, Future Farm Industries CRC, CSIRO and NCCARF, is convening a two day Forum to discuss and debate the current and future social and institutional issues which challenge researchers, resource managers, policy makers, and members of rural communities.

The Forum’s aim is to bring together a small group (~ 40) in a social learning context – building trust and reciprocity. Selected speakers, will provide a brief overview of their research, and speak specifically about emerging issues/challenges in research methodologies, community engagement, and/or resource management and policy development and implementation.

Program Download the program [.pdf]

Accommodation options in Albury include:

Quality Hotel on Olive, 579 Olive Street, Albury Ph: 02 6021 6100
Chifley Albury, cnr Dean and Elizabeth Streets, Albury Ph: 02 6021 5366
Quest Albury, 550 Kiewa Street, Albury Ph: 02 6058 0900

A free bus will be provided for those without private transport to shuttle between the above motels and the CSU campus at Thurgoona.

Directions to CD Blake Theatre at Charles Sturt University (Thurgoona campus access map)

For more information contact Dr Maureen Rogers at marogers@csu.edu.au or phone 0407 441 523.

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