Click on the pictures below to access videos and PowerPoints from events that GCCRP has hosted or participated in
Making Waves [0.43]
Discover how Griffith University is helping coastal communities adapt to the changing environment in this video produced by BBC StoryWorks as part of the International Association of Universities ‘Aiming Higher’ Series.
The short film, Making Waves, highlights Griffith's EcoAdapt project and the Griffith Centre for Coastal Management as multidisciplinary teams that unite research with learning and teaching to address the impacts of climate change in coastal cities like the Gold Coast to small island nations in the Pacific.
Making Waves [4.12]
Discover how Griffith University is helping coastal communities adapt to the changing environment in this video produced by BBC StoryWorks as part of the International Association of Universities ‘Aiming Higher’ Series.
The short film, Making Waves, highlights Griffith’s EcoAdapt project and the Griffith Centre for Coastal Management as multidisciplinary teams that unite research with learning and teaching to address the impacts of climate change in coastal cities like the Gold Coast to small island nations in the Pacific.
Native forests, carbon and climate change
On 12 November 2019 Prof Brendan Mackey presented at a community event hosted by the Conservation Council of WA - Environment Matters: How can WA's Native Forest help solve climate change? Prof Mackey explained the benefits of keeping our native forests standing and their role in carbon storage and climate mitigation.
Planetary Health Slides from Prof Tony Capon
On 26 September 2019 Tony Capon, Professor of Planetary Health in the School of Public Health at the University of Sydney and Director of the transdisciplinary Planetary Health Platform, presented a seminar to a full house at the South Bank campus - "Planetary Health: Safeguarding human health in the Anthropocene epoch".
Stable & Resilient Climate Action in Forests
On 18 June 2019 a public event / UNFCCC side event was held in Bonn - Ensuring Climate Action in Forests is Stable and Resilient. This event discussed why it is important to prioritize the protection and restoration of primary forests for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Video includes presentations from Prof Brendan Mackey, Director, Griffith Climate Change Response Program.
Innovation - Knowledge Sharing Symposium
A video summarising, from an innovation perspective, messages from the event held 5 June 2019 - Knowledge Sharing Symposium: Subnational Action in Asia Pacific.
Collaboration - Knowledge Sharing Symposium
A video summarising, from a collaboration perspective, messages from the event held 5 June 2019 - Knowledge Sharing Symposium: Subnational Action in Asia Pacific.
Community - Knowledge Sharing Symposium
A video summarising, from a community perspective, messages from the event held 5 June 2019 - Knowledge Sharing Symposium: Subnational Action in Asia Pacific.
Climate science update & implications for livability
On Tuesday 7 May 2019 the Living In a Changing Climate Forum brought together experts to discuss two key issues facing our society: climate change and affordable housing. Senator Larissa Waters opened the discussion, followed by expert input from Prof Brendan Mackey (Director Griffith Climate Change Response Program) who presented - Climate science update and implications for livability.
Mapping & measuring ecosystem services
On 6 May 2019 Dr Tim Cadman of Griffith University presented at the Centre of Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn - Mapping and measuring ecosystem services. Understanding what contemporary international policy regimes ‘look’ like is critical to engaging policymakers and the public in processes that are often bewildering and frustrating. The Climate Regime Map and Eco-Regime Map, developed by Griffith University, are intended as decision-support tools to enable users to navigate themselves around global environmental agreements.
Healthy Cities 2.0: Creating one Planet Cities in the Anthropocene
On 2 April 2019 the Centre for Environment and Population Health and GCCRP hosted a seminar with guest Prof Trevor Hancock - Healthy Cities 2.0: Creating One Planet Cities in the Anthropocene. Prof Trevor Hancock is one of the founders of the (now global) Healthy Cities and Communities movement', and “one of the ten best health futurists in the world”.
The importance of primary forests
Watch this short video from IntAct illustrating the importance of primary forests.
Regenerative forest economies
Protecting Primary Forests with Prof Mackey
On 21 March 2019 Prof Brendan Mackey, Director of GCCRP, spoke at the Woods Hole Research Centre (WHRC) in the USA on "Protecting Primary Forests: How We Can Get There and Why it Affects Us All". His talk is followed by a discussion with a panel of experts: Cyril Kormos, Executive Director of Wild Heritage, Virginia Young, Director of the Australian Rainforest Conservation Society, and Barbara Zimmerman, Kayapo Program Director at International Conservation Fund of Canada.
RINGOs High Level Statement at COP 24
Dr Johanna Nalau, GCCRP, provided the High Level Statement on behalf of RINGOs (Research and Independent Non-Government Organisations) at the Plenary of the UN Climate Change Conference held in Katowice, Poland (COP 24) from 2 - 14 December 2018.
COP 24 side event presentation
Prof Brendan Mackey, GCCRP Director, presentation to the Global Landscapes Forum, Katowice, Poland, December 2018 - The interdependence of forests, ecosystem integrity & biodiversity for climate action. The presentation was part of a Discussion Forum - The critical role of Biodiversity Protection and Ecosystem Integrity in Climate Mitigation Outcomes for Land and Forest-based Climate Action - a side event at the UN Climate Change Conference held in Poland from 2 - 14 December 2018.
On 2 November 2018 the Collaborative Australia-Indonesia Program for Sustainable Development and Climate Change (CAISDCC) was launched in Jakarta. The Program is a Griffith University initiative held in collaboration with the Indonesian President’s Special Envoy for Climate Change and the Universitas Indonesia. This video welcomed guests to the launch and outlines the aims of the Program.
Climate change is presenting an existential threat in the Pacific; with island nation states not only a loss of property, but a loss of culture and identity. The EcoAdapt project identifies ecosystem-based approaches for climate change adaptation in the coastal zone of Pacific island states and territories in the face of a rapidly changing climate.
Climate change update: Moving forward on adaptation
On 24 August 2018 the Griffith Climate Change Response Program hosted a Panel Discussion and Book Launch at the Griffith University South Bank campus. Special guests included Prof Mark Howden (ANU), Prof Roger Street (Oxford University), Georgine Roodenrys (Qld Government) and Dr Johanna Nalau (GCCRP Research Fellow).
Improving the Effectiveness and Sustainability of Climate-Change Adaptation Outcomes in the Pacific
On 21 August 2018 our guest from the University of the Sunshine Coast, Professor Patrick Nunn, presented a seminar about the role of faith/spirituality in contributing to the acceptance of adaptation by affected communities, especially those in rural parts of the Pacific Islands region where environmental governance (and decision-making more generally) is commonly filtered through religious beliefs.
Supporting climate change information management
Pacific islands are among the most vulnerable nations in the world to the adverse impacts of climate change. The Griffith Climate Change Response Program, Pacific iCLIM project, is working with locals to improve climate change resilience and adaptation planning in the Pacific. Pacific iCLIM is a collaboration between the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and Griffith University. The project is supported by funding from the Australian Government's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Connectivity Conservation: an Australian perspective
On 15 August 2018 Professor Brendan Mackey, Director of the Griffith Climate Change Response Program presented a seminar at the James Cook University about the degradation of ecosystems throughout the world and climate change, and how these threats lead to a break down in natural connectivity, dramatic shifts in ecosystem integrity and biodiversity.
Long-term vision on sustainable development and climate actions
On 8 June 2018 the Griffith Climate Change Response Program was proud to present a public seminar from our special guest, the Hon Prof Rachmat Witoelar, Indonesian President’s Special Envoy for Climate Change. Prof Rachmat Witoelar provided an update on climate change negotiations, pathways for countries (including Indonesia) to achieve Paris Agreement goals in 2050.
Climate Update 2018
On 20 March 2018 the Griffith Climate Change Response Program, Australian National University (ANU) Climate Change Institute and the Griffith Centre for Sustainable Enterprise presented the Climate Update 2018 to a full house at the Griffith University, South Bank campus.