Let’s face it: climate change policy at all levels of government has struggled. It’s fraught, deeply divided and probably won’t save us from 2 degrees of global warming, which itself is probably disastrous. Maybe governments can’t solve this problem? Can we do better?

Come and hear of the Australian-Dutch collaboration on water management and flood risk management and how a Flood Community of Practice engaged a diverse set of professionals with cross cutting interests in water. How applicable might this approach work in your setting? These questions and more to be discussed at this interactive forum at the IWA World Water Congress on Monday 10 October in Brisbane.

Research findings and implications of the geomorphological behavior of Lockyer Creek will be shared form a multi-university team along with industry partners SEQWater and Lockyer Valley Regional Council.

Join professionals from across a range of sectors for updates from FMA members and allied groups on current developments in Queensland and nationally.

Explore the science of geomorphology in creek channels and along floodplains and match it with practioner applications in their various and diverse roles on managing rural and regional floodplains.

Through his Churchill Fellowship visit experience in the Philippines, New Orleans and New York, Dwayne Honor will share his insights, passion and application for building community resilience from extreme storm surge events. A practical and first hand account of opportunities for Queensland coastal communities