Climate Change and You: Victoria Park

The Conservation Council of WA is the state’s foremost non-profit, non-government conservation organisation.

Conservation Council of WA

NOTE: We sincerely apologise - the Balmoral Hotel does not have disability access. Other events can be viewed <A HREF="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/conservation-council-of-wa-17770485699" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer">here</A>! 
What is climate change? How will it affect human wellbeing and our environment? What can we do about it?
You’re invited to explore how climate change will affect you at a series of forums which will bring together climate scientists, specialists, and community members at local venues from Mandurah to Two Rocks.
Forum panels include some of Western Australia's most respected scientists and experts - including WA Chief Scientist Prof Peter Klinken, WA Scientist of the Year Prof Peter Newman, IPCC report contributing authors, as well as senior climate scientists and other specialists from the University of Western Australia, Murdoch University, Curtin University, the Oceans Institute UWA, and Doctors for the Environment.
Each event will include short presentations by the three panel members, then an open question session for you to ‘Ask a Scientist’ your question, followed by refreshments and socialising with our speakers and other guests.
These forums have limited capacity - so tell your family and friends, and book your free ticket early to secure your seat on this topical issue of "Climate Change and You"!
Victoria Park Speakers:
Dr Neville Ellis
Neville is a Research Fellow at the UWA School of Agriculture and Environment, at the University of Western Australia. He was a contributing author and chapter scientist on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC] Special Report on global warming of 1.5C. Currently, Neville is working on an ARC-funded project that explores how climate change puts non-economic values at risk, and what we can do to protect the places and things that we love.
Neville’s talk discusses farming families' lived experiences of climate change in the Western Australian wheatbelt. As a region that has experienced some of the most significant climate change in Australia, Neville hopes to put a human face on the unseen costs climate change is already inflicting upon our part of the world.
Dr George Crisp
Dr George Crisp graduated in Medicine in England where he completed General Practice training. He has also spent 2 years working as a registrar at Royal Perth Hospital in General and Emergency Medicine before forming a medical practice with colleagues in Shenton Park in 2002. This practice has endeavoured to become a model "GreenPractice" to highlight the benefits of environmental action to improve health in our communities.
George regularly writes for medical magazines and does talks and lectures to the public, medical students and peers on environmental determinants of health - and particularly related to the effects of climate change, air pollution and biodiversity loss.
Outside of medicine and family life he is a keen adventurer and musician playing in Perth Rock band "80s Inc"
Climate change has been described as the "greatest challenge to human health in the 21st century" (Lancet 2009). Through direct effects from heat and extreme weather events, to compromising essential natural services that support food production and regulate infectious diseases, rapid changes in Earth's climate will have profound and wide ranging adverse health effects. It is also notable that most of the actions that we can take to avoid climate change and safeguard biodiversity have significant health benefits.
Both have been under appreciated by decision makers and not publicised in the general media. The fact that our health is at risk from climate change should be the top priority for informing urgent and meaningful action.

Climate Change and You: Victoria Park

More events from Conservation Council of WA

Discover more events from Conservation Council of WA, from Government to other experiences you might love.

Still looking for the right event?

Explore all events in Victoria Park and filter by date, category, and more to find the perfect fit.

Climate Change and You: Victoria Park

More events from Conservation Council of WA

Discover more events from Conservation Council of WA, from Government to other experiences you might love.

You might also like...

Browse more events with different dates, prices, and formats to find your next great experience.

Still looking for the right event?

Explore all events in Victoria Park and filter by date, category, and more to find the perfect fit.