Food, Water and Biodiversity Nexus - Food Systems, Sustainability & Multispecies Adaptation
Tracks
Food, Water and Biodiversity Nexus
| Wednesday, October 15, 2025 |
| 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM |
| Conway 2 (live streaming) |
Speaker
Dr Deborah Davies
Kaiako / Teacher
Whareorino School
Poipoia te kakano kia Puawai: Future Proofing Indigenous Food Systems in a Changing Climate
3:45 PM - 4:45 PMBiography
Tepora specialises in edible gardens in kura and environmental education. Her research focused on a triadic food production relationship between kāinga, marae and kura. Maria has developed Te Anga Aria Kai which is a framework to support future proofing food systems in the Hokianga, Northland.
Dr Maria Rawiri
Indigenous Presenter
Indigenous Researcher
Poipoia te kakano kia Puawai: Future Proofing Indigenous Food Systems in a Changing Climate
3:45 PM - 4:45 PMBiography
Dr Maria Rawiri has developed Te Anga Aria Kai which is a framework to support future proofing food systems in the Hokianga, Northland.
Ms Hannah Della Bosca
Phd Student
Sydney Environment Institute / University of Sydney
Vulnerability as method: expanding the concept for multispecies adaptation
4:45 PM - 5:00 PMBiography
Hannah Della Bosca is a PhD candidate in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Sydney. Her thesis explores climate adaptation policy as an opportunity for multispecies justice, and is informed by her previous work on environmental planning processes in Australia, community experiences of disaster, and environmental justice movements.
Dr Nicholas Kirk
Environmental Social Scientist
Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research
Facilitator
Biography
