Riverina Climate Update 2023: Community collaborate on climate challenge

The Riverina Climate Update 2023 was hosted at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga, in collaboration with Kildare Catholic College, The Australian National University and Wagga Wagga City Council. This community forum and panel discussion explored how the Riverina community can respond to climate change in an informed and logical way, relevant to the local context.

The session, headlined by the Vice-Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Professor Mark Howden, drew on the expertise and enthusiasm of academics, farmers, high school leaders and local councillors. They discussed the sobering reality of the impacts already being felt from climate change, as well as the local actions already being taken in response.

With nearly 200 community members in attendance, including a contingent of high-school students, the forum struck a balance between delivering a call to action and showcasing examples of meaningful responses relevant to those in the room.