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Third Internati<strong>on</strong>al C<strong>on</strong>ference <strong>on</strong> Climate Change<br />

THU. PARALLEL SESSIONS<br />

12:10-12:40 12:45-13:15 13:20-13:50<br />

Room 3 A Systematic Framework to Good Times Ahead for<br />

Spatial Temporal Changes in<br />

Assess the Vulnerability of Canadian Birds?<br />

Streamflow Patterns in Ontario,<br />

Fauna to Climate Change: Dr Jean Luc DesGranges, Canada and Their Relati<strong>on</strong> to<br />

Vulnerability Assessment Quebec City, Melanie-Louise Precipitati<strong>on</strong> Changes<br />

Dr Mariana Fuentes, ARC LeBlanc, Wildlife Research, Prof. Jan Franklin Adamowski,<br />

Centre of Excellence for Coral Envir<strong>on</strong>ment Canada, Canada Department of Bioresource<br />

Reef Studies, James Cook Overview: Like all models, Engineering Faculty of<br />

University, Townsville, Australia species distributi<strong>on</strong> models are Agricultural and Envir<strong>on</strong>mental<br />

Overview: This study describes a simplified representati<strong>on</strong>s of Sciences, McGill University, Ste<br />

vulnerability framework to assess reality. This simplificati<strong>on</strong> might Anne de Bellevue, Canada<br />

the cumulative impact of various lead to over estimates of the rate Overview: An understanding of<br />

climatic processes (increased and extent of the potential trends in regi<strong>on</strong>al water resources<br />

temperature, sea level rise and impacts of <strong>climate</strong> <strong>change</strong>. and their relati<strong>on</strong> to regi<strong>on</strong>al<br />

cycl<strong>on</strong>ic activity) <strong>on</strong> sea turtle Stream: Ecosystemic Impacts meteorological c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s is<br />

nesting grounds.<br />

important to help develop<br />

Stream: Ecosystemic Impacts<br />

appropriate <strong>climate</strong> <strong>change</strong><br />

adaptati<strong>on</strong> policies and strategies.<br />

Stream: Ecosystemic Impacts<br />

Room 4 Building Resilience to Climate The HeatSafe Pilot Study: Spatial Vulnerability of Rural<br />

Change in Rural Communities Percepti<strong>on</strong>s of Extreme Heat Households to Climate Change<br />

in Fiji<br />

Risk in an Ageing Populati<strong>on</strong> of in Nigeria: Implicati<strong>on</strong>s for<br />

Dr Stephen Charles Russell, Community-Dwelling<br />

Internal Security<br />

Divisi<strong>on</strong> of Informati<strong>on</strong><br />

Australians<br />

Ignatius, A. Madu, Department of<br />

Technology, Engineering and the Prof Deborah Black, Ageing, Geography-University of Nigeria<br />

Envir<strong>on</strong>ment, Defence And Work and health Research Group, Nsukka Centre for Envir<strong>on</strong>mental<br />

Systems Institute, Adelaide, Dr. Leigh Wils<strong>on</strong>, Ageing, Work Management-University of Nigeria<br />

Australia, Le<strong>on</strong>e Limalevu, and Health Research Group Enugu Campus, University of<br />

PACE, Pacific Centre for<br />

Faculty of Health Sciences, Nigeria, Nsukka, Nsukka, Nigeria<br />

Envir<strong>on</strong>ment & Sustainable University of Sydney, Sydney, Overview: The study assesses<br />

Development, Dr Gurmeet Australia<br />

the spatial patterns of rural<br />

Singh, Faculty of Business and Overview: This study, c<strong>on</strong>ducted households’ vulnerability to<br />

Ec<strong>on</strong>omics, The School of during the Australian summer, <strong>climate</strong> <strong>change</strong> as a backdrop to<br />

Management, Suva, Fiji<br />

investigated the percepti<strong>on</strong> of highlighting their security<br />

Overview: This paper reports <strong>on</strong> a heat-related health risk in 80 implicati<strong>on</strong>s in Nigeria.<br />

program to investigate the main community dwelling residents of Stream: Human Impacts<br />

factors affecting livelihoods of NSW, Australia, who were aged<br />

communities in rural villages over 75 years<br />

around Fiji, in order to determine<br />

their resilience to<br />

hydrometeorological disasters.<br />

Stream: Human Impacts<br />

Stream: Human Impacts<br />

Garden Sessi<strong>on</strong> PLENARY GARDEN SESSION - Alis<strong>on</strong> Anders<strong>on</strong> and Phil Simm<strong>on</strong>s<br />

13:50-14:05 COFFEE BREAK<br />

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