Climate Change SIS

The EIANZ is pleased to announce the formation of a Climate Change Special Interest Section (SIS).

The two initial activities of the proposed Climate Change SIS will be to develop the Climate Change SIS Strategic Plan and the Climate Change SIS Preliminary Action Plan. Detailed in the Climate Change SIS Preliminary Action Plan will also be the focus principles of the Climate Change SIS. The focus principles will likely be in alignment with the some of the topics presented at National Climate Change Forum on Adaptation Priorities for Australia’s Coast in Adelaide (February 2010), in promoting the role of the Institute and environmental practitioners in leading and contribute to the broader community debate on climate change and associated policy options.

The four principles include the following:

~ Climate Change Advocacy;

~ Capacity Building;

~ Accreditation; and

~ Communication of climate change science and issues in plain English.

The first meeting of the SIS Executive is scheduled for 17 September 2010, so please, stay tuned for future updates.