Beyond Adaptation Session - Science, Hope & Complexity
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Beyond Adaptation
| Wednesday, October 15, 2025 |
| 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
| Piano Concert Hall (live streaming) |
Speaker
Prof Susanne Becken
Professor
Griffith University
Facilitator
Biography
Prof Diana Liverman
Professor
University of Arizona
What we lost and how we adapted: How 2025 changed the science and practice of adaptation in the United States
8:00 AM - 8:15 AMBiography
Her research focuses on the human dimensions of global environmental change, especially climate justice, vulnerability, and adaptation, climate governance, women and climate, climate and the arts, planetary boundaries, carbon offsets, and the causes and consequences of earth systems change.
Ms Luísa L. Monteiro
PhD Candidate
Department of Mechanical Engineering/ University Of Canterbury / Alliance to Feed the Earth in Disasters
Expansion of cropland area in a nuclear winter scenario with loss of industry
8:15 AM - 8:30 AMBiography
Luísa has an MSc in Biological Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico in Portugal and is currently pursuing her PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Canterbury. Her research focuses on the expansion of cropland area during a sun-obscuring and production of leaf protein concentrate during a catastrophe.
Jeet Sheth
Freelance
Applying complexity science to adaptation policy in New Zealand
8:30 AM - 8:45 AMBiography
Jeet has deep experience in public policy, having worked in the public sector for a number of years. He has also worked in consulting and advocacy roles in the private sector, most recently in energy. Jeet came across complexity science while studying climate change science and policy, and has built frameworks informed by complexity and his experiences working in complex systems.
Mr Angel Allendes
Analyst, Innovation Department
Universidad de Chile
Scenarios for Resilience: co-construction of futures for the Maipo River through the MAPA Projectbey
8:45 AM - 9:00 AMBiography
Sociologist with a master's degree in Applied Systemic Analysis. He has researched topics such as climate change impacts, water and energy security, as well as futures studies and innovation. His interest lies in sustainable transitions and transformation. He currently coordinates efforts to build anticipatory capacity at the University of Chile.
Dr Jeremy Webb
Executive Director and Head of Research
Tiaki Institute