Join us for the next event in: Te Whare Wānaka o Aoraki Lincoln University Excellence Series. This series has been designed to showcase leadership in various disciplines including the opportunity to promote the University’s distinctive and impactful applied research. This series celebrates research excellence and promotes a public forum to a broader community, highlighting Lincoln University’s specialist land-based contribution to driving New Zealand’s prosperity and intergenerational wellbeing.
Climate change impacts in Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia and globally have continued to intensify. Recent examples include flooding, bushfires, and coastal erosion. As these impacts continue to have dramatic effects on communities, questions of who and what is vulnerable? And how can we adapt to build resilience? become even more urgent.
Examples of the complex interplay between social-ecological vulnerability is explored in contexts ranging from the Mekong Delta to Australia to the Pacific over several decades of research. Also discussed are the responses to reducing risk, and implications for long-term resilience of communities and the systems that support them.
Join us as we hear from Professor Tim Smith about his research insights into past, present and likely future vulnerabilities, and strategies for effective adaptation.
Please note: this event is being held in a new venue on campus - Waimarie Building
Timings
4.00 pm - Networking and drinks
4.15 pm - Welcome & introduction from LU Vice-Chancellor
4.20 pm - Presentation from Speaker
4.50 pm - Summary
5.00 pm - Networking and questions over drinks and nibbles
5.30pm - Event Ends
About Our Speaker
Professor Tim Smith
I am the Dean of the Faculty of Environment, Society and Design at Lincoln University. I was previously an Australian Research Council Future Fellow; Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Business and Law; and inaugural Director of the Sustainability Research Centre at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia. Apart from other academic appointments, I have worked at the CSIRO and in government. I also hold adjunct positions at Brock University (Canada), Southern Cross University (Australia), and Uppsala University (Sweden). I am a human geographer with expertise in coastal management, water security, and climate change adaptation. My research is particularly focused on vulnerability and adaptation. The outcomes of my research support the achievement of sustainable livelihoods in multiple countries. I was awarded an Australian Museum Eureka Prize for my work on innovative solutions to climate change and was appointed a Fellow of the Institute of Australian Geographers for my contributions to geography. I was formerly the co-Chair of Future Earth Australia and a member of the Australian Research Council College of Experts. I am currently co-Chair of Future Earth Coasts, on the Editorial Board of Geographical Research, and the Executive Editor of the international journal Ocean & Coastal Management.
Research profile Tim Smith
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