Kaupapa Motuhake: Strategic Insights & Side Events 8
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Kaupapa Motuhake: Strategic Insights & Side Events
| Wednesday, October 15, 2025 |
| 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM |
| Dobson 1 (live streaming) |
Speaker
He Pou a Rangi Climate Change Commission
Everything is urgent so how do we prioritise: climate risk assessment in practice
10:45 AM - 12:15 PMShort Description
Biography
When everything feels urgent, how do we decide what to do first? This interactive workshop tackles the real-world challenge of prioritising adaptation actions in the face of growing and intersecting climate risks.
Mr Christopher Holland
Principal Analyst
Climate Change Commission
Everything is urgent so how do we prioritise: climate risk assessment in practice
10:45 AM - 12:15 PMBiography
Miss Emma Lemire
Senior Analyst
Climate Change Commission
Everything is urgent so how do we prioritise: climate risk assessment in practice
10:45 AM - 12:15 PMBiography
Natalie Trayling
Analyst, Built Environment & Energy Transition
Climate Change Commission
Everything is urgent so how do we prioritise: climate risk assessment in practice
10:45 AM - 12:15 PMBiography
Dr Holly Walker
Project Director
Climate Change Commission
Everything is urgent so how do we prioritise: climate risk assessment in practice
10:45 AM - 12:15 PMBiography
Holly has spent her career at the intersection of policy, politics, and systems change, with a focus on equity and climate change. In her role at He Pou a Rangi Climate Change Commission she is the Project Director for Aotearoa New Zealand’s second National Climate Change Risk Assessment, which will be delivered in 2026. She has held previous leadership roles at the Royal Commission into Covid-19 lessons learned, Te Manatū Waka Ministry of Transport, and the Helen Clark Foundation. She was also a member of Parliament from 2011-2014.