Dynamic Futures Workshop - Tauranga & Western Bay Climate Action Festival

Event Details:

Date: Friday, September 20th, 2024
Time: 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: University of Waikato, Tauranga Campus, 101 Durham Street, Tauranga 3110

Description:

Try your hand at making climate adaptation decisions at this fun, interactive session run by Beca, Tauranga City Council and University of Waikato.

Increasingly, we are seeing the impacts of climate change across Aotearoa New Zealand. Towns and cities are having to plan whether to avoid, protect, accommodate, or retreat their communities as they start to experience increased frequency and intensity of hazards such as rainfall and rising sea levels. There are difficult questions about how to choose the best adaptation measures to invest in, as they can be expensive and engineered solutions may only provide limited protection in the future.

At this workshop, attendees will be given an overview of climate adaptation planning and will then be broken into teams and given 'money’ to invest a range of adaptation options that could make or break an imaginary town experiencing the impacts of climate change.

Will you act quickly, or wait and see what the future brings? The aim of the game is to make smart investments that achieve key outcomes for the community.

Throughout the game, new opportunities will be uncovered, and you may experience a few extreme weather events along the way.

Snacks and networking will be provided at the end of the event.

Registration: Secure your ticket above. Early registration is recommended, as there are limited spots available! This is a FREE event to attend.

For enquiries please email meg.taylor-silva@beca.com

Thanks to our Tauranga & Western Bay Climate Action Festival sponsors and partners - Envirohub BOP, Priority One, Aurecon, Tauranga and Western Bay Community Events Fund, Tauranga City Council, Western Bay of Plenty District Council, Bay of Plenty Regional Council, Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora, Beca, University of Waikato