Australia and the Pacific Islands: Solidarity in a time of climate crisis
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Hear from University of Melbourne researchers about how they are contributing to helping build resilience and preparedness for climate change in both Australia and the Pacific Islands, and the scope for collective action to ensure all people in the region are better prepared for climate change.
This event is the first lecture of the Science at Melbourne Lecture Series for 2025.
The Science at Melbourne Lecture Series is the premier public event series from the Faculty of Science. The event program seeks to share our knowledge and love of science with the wider community, engaging them in current research and empowering them to ask questions and act for a better world. The series runs throughout the year covering scientific research, discoveries, and theories that play exciting or unexpected roles in shaping and advancing our society.
Presenters
Senior Research Fellow, Drought Resilience and Climate
Dr Iese conducted research and published widely in the field of risk resilience in agriculture, impacts of droughts and extreme events on food security and livelihood, climate-change loss and damage, and evaluation of climate-change adaptations in Pacific Island countries and Small Island Developing States.
Head, School of Geography Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Professor McMichael conducts research focused on health geography, international health, migrant and refugee health, and climate change-related migration and displacement.
Co-Director, the Oceania Institute
Professor Barnett is a political geographer whose research investigates social impacts and responses to environmental change. His research has helped explain the impacts of climate change on cultures, food security, inequality, instability, migration, and water security, and ways in which adaptation can promote social justice and peace.
Graduate Researcher
Ms Foliaki is a Graduate Researcher who has focused on climate action and ecosystem management for coastal resilience and adaptation projects, as well as environmental governance in Pacific Island countries for meeting targets under global environmental agreements to the likes of SDGs and UNFCCCs.
